Written by Gary Dauberman
Directed by Corin Hardy
The Nun: "The village will lose its idiot!"
I have to admit that when it comes to The Conjuring franchise, it would be these set of movies that I find the weakest. After making up a subplot in The Conjuring 2, it was time for Valac (Bonnie Aarons) to get her own movie.
Yup, it's an origin movie and within this universe, the earliest in the timeline. The focus being on Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) in her novitiate. She's liked by the children in her convent and there's of course more to her than meet the eye.
For instance, Sister Irene found herself heading to Romania to help investigate the death of Sister Victoria (Charlotte Hope) along with Father Burke (Demian Bichir) at the behest of the Vatican.
In the convent, the Abbess (Gabrielle Downey) told them about the nuns being observing silence during the night while a man named Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet) found himself dragged into the antics surrounding the demonic nun and also into Sister Irene's orbit.
I'll admit, I do like the rapport between Sister Irene and Frenchie (later revealed to be Maurice) and I thought there was a nice a "will they/won't they" chemistry between both actors. As for the actual itself, that's where the movie lost me.
It's dull and confusing and the jump scares aren't as effective as they should be. There's hints of Sister Irene having powers and she certainly used herself to defeat Valac in a way that should've finished her off but it didn't.
- A post credit scene lead into the events of The Conjuring (2013). Taissa Farmiga (Sister Irene) is the younger sister of Vera Farmiga (Lorraine Warren).
- Unlike the main series, the events of this movie are made up for audiences.
- Standout music: Jo Stafford's You Belong To Me.
- Chronology: 1952, both in Rome and mostly in Romania. Maurice made a point of letting people know he was French-Canadian.
Although it's nicely shot and has some decent performances, I have found The Nun to be a chore both times in which I've watched it. It's very dull, plodding, unengaging, confusing in parts. Saying that, expect a review for the sequel tomorrow.
Rating: 5 out of 10
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