Review of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) by Compi24 — 04 Jun 2021

I used to call the more Ed-and-Lorraine-Warren-focused "Conjuring" movies the "numeric Conjuring movies," but now that we've abandoned the numerals and inexplicably moved on to subtitles, looks like I'm gonna have to refer to these as "the more Ed-and-Lorraine-Warren-focused 'Conjuring' movies" going forward.

Thank you Warner Bros. and Co. for this added complication. Honestly, the deeper we get into this franchise, the less scary these movies get for me. What "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" lacks in genuine terror, however, it makes up for in experimenting with how far a movie can stretch the "based on a true story" label.

That may sound like a slight, but it is genuinely the most entertaining part of watching this film unfold. That, the core mystery at hand and the two lead performances from Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are enough to get the job done.

For me, most horror movies fail with subpar acting and a boring narrative in hand. "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" might not be the strongest of the franchise in any regard, but it is -- at the very least -- well-acted and entertaining.

So, for my money, it succeeds, albeit marginally.