Insidious: The Last Key

Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 5, 2018

5.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 148 Ratings

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Nick_MadJan 8, 2018

Awful,stupid,cheap,unfrighten,not interesting,horrible(not in the good way) that's how I can call Insidious:The Last Key. I was disappointed when I saw it because other parts of Insidious franchise was normal movies,but that is one of theAwful,stupid,cheap,unfrighten,not interesting,horrible(not in the good way) that's how I can call Insidious:The Last Key. I was disappointed when I saw it because other parts of Insidious franchise was normal movies,but that is one of the worst movies of 2017. It has bad actors,bad story,awful screamers and of course this movie isn't interesting at all. And I hope that it's REALY last movie in Insidious franchise.… Expand

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PanchogulJun 7, 2023

En su momento la vi en el cine sin haber visto las anteriores y entonces me había gustado, pero en los últimos días vi la saga completa y esta cuarta entrega es bastante mala, o sea, es bueno que la historia se centre principalmente en EliseEn su momento la vi en el cine sin haber visto las anteriores y entonces me había gustado, pero en los últimos días vi la saga completa y esta cuarta entrega es bastante mala, o sea, es bueno que la historia se centre principalmente en Elise desarrollando su personaje pero falla en todo lo demás, es muy aburrida, casi no hay sustos y mucho menos jumpscares, pasa más de una hora de metraje antes de que las cosas se pongan medianamente interesantes. En base a todo lo anterior espero que la franquicia vuelva a la gloria con la quinta entrega próxima a estrenarse.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeJan 4, 2018

The geniuses behind chapters one through three decided that it would be a great idea to make another installment for possibly one of the most forgettable franchises in the horror genre of cinema history. What's even better for me is that thisThe geniuses behind chapters one through three decided that it would be a great idea to make another installment for possibly one of the most forgettable franchises in the horror genre of cinema history. What's even better for me is that this is a film released in January, that month of the year where box office performance is ridiculously low compared to other months of the year. This means that Insidious: The Last Key will literally be the last key to enter the keyhole known as the forgettable Insidious franchise and I sure hope this is the case because I do not want to see any more from this awful franchise.… Expand

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GavsonmeleckJan 13, 2018

It was horrible I can't even say enenything good don't WATCH IT THE ACTING suck

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PipeCJan 10, 2018

Universal and Blumhouse's horror franchise must remain under lock and key

Despite the pic exhibits flaws here and there regarding timing, pace, narration, editing, artistic complex and performance level, each of these is strongly stirred upUniversal and Blumhouse's horror franchise must remain under lock and key

Despite the pic exhibits flaws here and there regarding timing, pace, narration, editing, artistic complex and performance level, each of these is strongly stirred up by two terribly nugatory triggers. The first one, without hesitation, is the disastrous writing process. Even though the storylines have been propelled by the characters created by Leigh Whannell, the first two films enjoyed Wan's endorsement and protection, evincing the insightful skills of the filmmaker to form nerve-racking situations, however, it's curious to detect that the progressive fading of the franchise begins at the moment that the Malay only credits as a co-producer, a fact that gave his buddy full freedom to write and even direct new stories over his creations, a deadly mistake. The Australian actor and screenwriter claimed to have found the ideally respectful way to re-enter the world of "Insidious", the key: a new leading role. However, his assertions are false by realizing that he has shattered to exhaustion a fictitious universe that had promising possibilities, full of ways to build moments of genuine terror.To make matters worse, with "The Last Key", the writer becomes an imminent danger to the franchise, he has not found a success either as a director, as a writer or an actor, being one of the shameful members of the comical hypercompetitive "ghost-hunting" couple. Digging up the past of a character who, although is charismatic and one of the few strengths of story, is already dead is not an evidence of overflowing originality or feasibility of entertainment; piecing together events, by way of prequels, over the reconstruction of a character's past doesn't bode good results for a genre film and so it is, Whannell's script tries to moralize Elise by means of the mold of heroin with infinite lives and a logos that shames a promising series of stories that, one day, was in the hands of groundbreaking minds. As for the horror sequences, the main and possibly the only purpose for most audiences, the decline in effectiveness is potentiated by cementing tension explicitly in jump-scares and unstoppable crescendos confining it in the list of those films of apparent horror, not achiving scenes that make moviegoers' hair stand on end is a big problem in this kind of film, likewise, it incredibly gets even worse as there are two sequences in which it could deploy a creating tension process moderately disturbing, just to be interrupted and abruptly disrupted by the incessant insertion of contiguous scenes or a traditional horrible cheap scare, simply depressing. The screenplay is another story. If the audience goes to the laughter and not the lament to react to your film, there is something to worry about. With thousands of indie films as supporting evidence, not always the most valuable actors are those who perform interpretations for an award, however, in this film, although none of them has a great recognition around the globe, no one can get the story off the ground, mainly by the melodramatic and outrageously laughable lines of dialogue.

Entrusting to a newcomer a franchise that was announcing its agony ultimatum is the other big trouble. Adam Robitel is a producer who has to his credit more functions as an editor and actor than as a filmmaker, it doesn't mean that he does not contemplate the necessary know-how to make a triumphant flick, however, the fourth installment of the franchise should have never ended up in his hands. The director is said to be the captain of the film boat, it's also said that an audiovisual work reflects the vision of such filmmaker, namely, on his or her shoulders lies the weight of the decisions that an idea must take here and there, this is why when "The Last Key" screening is over, it seems alarming the difficulty of the novice director to conceive an intense and refreshing complete pic, three missing epithets.

Inserting, with short shrift, digital and manual techniques averagely, as the footage runs, one warns a kind of freak show where creepy and cartoonish creatures file, fulfilling a simply acceptable function.

"Insidious: The Last Key" by Adam Robitel should throw away the last key that opens the door to the franchise. Rigid, intermittent and lack of any vestige of narrative power, the fourth installment digs up the laughable past of an emblematic character for a saga that seems lost, while simultaneously, buries the short possibilities of recovering the strengths from past times. That characteristic old-school touch that gave the images and sounds an obscure spooky nature is buried under exhibitionist visual dust. Anyone who pays a ticket for this silly idea, will have to get ready to go to the darkest side of Hollywood world, an uninspiring and vile place where men with leather briefcases and stately ties dictate sequels or conclusions of stories that, one day, could transcend a fictional barrier.… Expand

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MallRat15Jan 26, 2018

Being as this is the first movie of the franchise that I have watched I wasn't too impressed at all. I'm not a big horror movie fan so I didn't have much expectation going into this one. It wasn't very scary at all, I get scared pretty easilyBeing as this is the first movie of the franchise that I have watched I wasn't too impressed at all. I'm not a big horror movie fan so I didn't have much expectation going into this one. It wasn't very scary at all, I get scared pretty easily and even this one didn't deliver the scares. A weak story as well with poorly placed jokes made this a very unforgettable movie.… Expand

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splurbenNov 16, 2020

Possibly Insipid would have been a better title. We only expect some twisted scares from the dark and gloomy Insidious franchise. Particularly disappointing in this one are the awkward, unwelcome, comedic failures brought forward by the "Side Kicks".

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cdougallAug 12, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Key is the first movie in the Insidious franchise that I dislike. This movie doesn’t add much to the franchise and the writing and direction aren’t great either. The dialogue is really cliche and corny at times which takes away from the effectiveness of some scenes, and the scares are very predictable and are a big letdown from what we got in Chapter 3. Even the acting isn’t great at times which causes some moments in the movie to feel really awkward, though Lin Shaye gives another great performance as Elise Rainier. The story of The Last Key is an improvement from that of Chapter 3 and takes us even further into the past than Chapter 2 did by taking us through Elise’s childhood and her experiences as a young girl with her “gifts”. This is nice as it gives even more depth and history to the franchise. The movie also does a good job of tying Elise’s past into the present in a way that makes sense and culminates decently in the movie. It still has some elements of character stupidity, but not in way that we saw in Chapter 3 so that’s an improvement as well. There are also moments where the film ties into the previous ones in the franchise to give us big “ah-ha” moments that clarify stuff from those films. For me, unfortunately, these are the only redeeming qualities of the movie. It feels like it was made as a bit of a cash grab for people who were big fans of the first three movies and excited for a fourth one, and feels like it doesn’t add too much to the franchise, either. The Last Key should’ve been a spin-off movie about Elise and her past, because this franchise was founded on the Lambert family and it feels like it’s gone away from that and been distracted by telling other stories that only have some relevance to the Lambert family. Chapter 3 was acceptable mostly because Specs and Tucker played big parts in Insidious 1 and 2 and Chapter 3 explained how Elise met them, so that gave us necessary context for 1 and 2. The Last Key gives us a lot of unnecessary context and it takes away from it’s ability to be a true part of the franchise. That aside, there are just some bad moments in this movie, as I mentioned above, that hurt the quality of it and disrupt the flow. The twist regarding Ted Garza causes this movie to go way off the rails and is really unnecessary; I would rather have had the filmmakers do some cliche jump scare than do this. Overall, for me, The Last Key is the worst installment in the Insidious franchise and shows that the people making these movies should really stick with the Lambert family and their story since that’s what made Insidious 1 and 2 as good as they were.… Expand

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