Annabelle (2014)
Storyline
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle.
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Cast
Tony Amendola, Brian Howe, Kerry O'Malley, Annabelle Wallis, Richard Allan Jones, Joseph Bishara, Ivar Brogger, Geoff Wehner, Alfre Woodard, Robin Pearson Rose, Ward Horton, Morganna Bridgers, Trampas Thompson, Shiloh Nelson, Eric Ladin, Gabriel Bateman, Michelle Romano, Paige Diaz, Tree O'Toole, Camden Singer, Keira Daniels, Christopher Shaw, Sasha Sheldon
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Reviews
70
The late-60's Satanic panic and housewifely ennui make for a surprisingly complementary mix of fear and paranoia in Annabelle.
63
Each time a character gets tossed in the air by some manifestation or another, the effect is cheesy. Still, I've seen worse. For the record, the violence in Annabelle is far less copious and sadistic than the stuff in the Denzel Washington movie everybody's going to.
63
Annabelle is mostly a grab into the Great Big Bag O’ Horror Clichés: sound-bombs of shrieking violins explode randomly, doors slam unbidden, rocking chairs creak by themselves, machines suddenly whir to life.
58
As a blunt object, a machine built to put nerves on edge and fingers over eyes, Annabelle is still crudely (and cruelly) effective. Fear comes cheap.
50
There’s nothing surprising about this late ’60s tale, including its connection to the modern ghost stories told in “The Amityville Horror” and “The Conjuring.” But what it lacks in originality it makes up with in hair-raising execution. You will scream like a teenage girl.
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