The Nun II is the ninth instalment in The Conjuring universe. The timeline is set in France, 1956.
We see a few familiar faces Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene, Jonas Bloquet a Maurice/Frenchie, and Bonnie Aarons as Demon Nun We also got some new faces, Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) and Anna Popplewell (Chronicles of Narnia)
I always ask myself a couple of questions when watching something for the first time;
– Does the actor make me believe in the character
– Do the characters fit the storyline
And
– Did the movie set, lighting, and cinematography bring it all together?
The movie is set 4 years after the previous movie Nun movie. Sister Irene is back at it again with the demon Nun Valak.
Sister Irene is living her best life in a convent in France and really starting to get her life back on track and helping others until she hears the Demon Nun is wreaking havoc through Europe and the Archbishop basically tells her that she needs to handle this lol because she didn’t finish the job last time lol.
That’s all I’m gonna say on the storyline.
Now, for me, the best parts of the movie were the beginning and the middle, the ending left me feeling a bit underwhelmed.
The horror genre over the last few decades have started to introduce a comedic element in their movies, and the The Nun II is no different.
The balance between suspense and comedic value is just right for this movie, but it kinda makes it more of a thriller than a horror.
The actors believed they were who they said they was, the use of CGI has helped them increase the shock value.
I liked the characters, but as usual, there has to be an element of stupidity in order for the movie to move forward, which had me asking myself “why”…. “Why are you going in there and “why are you doing that? ” For me, it takes away the suspense notion.
The majority of the movie is set in 1 location A boarding school in France. The cinematography and set come together fairly well. It felt like a small place in the French countryside somewhere.
Overall it was a ok watch, not something I would see again simply because there was nothing new in this movie that I haven’t seen before but I think the new generation will enjoy it because it is very modern in the way it is shot.
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