Director: Corin Hardy
Notable Cast: Taissa
Farmiga, Demian Bichir, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons, Ingrid Bisu, Charlotte
Hope, Sandra Teles, August Maturo
There was a lot of talk about The Nun leading up to its release. Not only about the titular demon,
which was featured as a villain in the fantastic The Conjuring 2, but about the marketing. There was little known
about the plot, the characters, and what The
Nun would actually be about leading up to the release. Most of the
marketing featured jump scares centered around the piercing eyed monster and
plenty of gimmicky one-liners. Hell, we didn’t even really get a true trailer
for the film. It was mostly bits and pieces of teasers. At first, I thought
this was rather clever. The villain was enough reason to see the film, combined
with the overall success of the franchise, but now that The Nun is unleashed in the megaplexes it was almost necessary that
the film never unveiled its plotting or narrative. Why? The one it has is a fucking
mess. The Nun is a film that has its
merits, at least in moments, but it does not live up to being part of The Conjuring cinematic universe. It flounders around with its concept and mostly delivers eye-rolls for the audience rather than scares.