The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
(15) 112mins
★★★
IN the opening scene to this horror movie, a boy foams at the mouth as his limbs spin in every direction imaginable.
He is possessed by a demon so powerful that even the heroic supernatural detectives Ed and Lorraine Warren, with a priest by their side, can’t control it.
It is a frenetic scene with production values far higher than The Exorcist and should be really scary.
But I can’t help thinking as it unfolds . . . all that leg and arm spinning would be awfully useful if you were playing Twister.
The Conjuring is a horror series that treads a very fine line between spooky and outright absurd.
Thanks to the acting skills of Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as the Warrens, it can feel genuine even when the plot turns full-throttle silly.
Remarkably, The Devil Made Me Do It really is inspired by historic events, where the Warrens looked into the case of an American man who claimed he was under the influence of evil spirits when he stabbed someone to death.
It’s certainly a novel defence in a murder trial.
If you’re seeking hide-behind-your-cinema-seat thrills, this is a medium.
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