Director: David F.
Sandberg
Notable Cast: Talitha
Bateman, Stephanie Sigman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto, Grace
Fulton, Philippa Coulthard, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Lou Lou Safran
After the original Annabelle
did substantial box office numbers a couple of years ago, it didn’t require
some other worldly demonic signs to see that it was going to get a
continuation. Not to mention it was a spinoff of the already super popular Conjuring franchise. So, like it or not,
the spin off was getting a franchise. The result was Annabelle: Creation. While the first entry was something of a
forgettable and mediocre effort at trying to recreate the Conjuring elements without being a knock off instead of a spin off,
there is an ace in the sleeve for this prequel (to a prequel, might I add.) An
ace named David F. Sandberg. Granted, this prequel certainly has its flaws in
the script, but Annabelle: Creation
is remarkably fun and is lifted above the mediocre aspects by a very talented
young director. It’s not necessarily the runaway critical and fan friendly hit
that the main Conjuring films are,
but it’s easily better than its predecessor and retains faith in the strength of
this Conjuring-verse.