The Nun
Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 7, 2018
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Rebecca31Sep 10, 2018
Well the Conjuring Universe is back with yet another money making spinoff, everyone's favourite Nun Valak. So come on down to Romania's scariest castle, join The Nun and all her nun friends in one of this years most over the top horrors. AlsoWell the Conjuring Universe is back with yet another money making spinoff, everyone's favourite Nun Valak. So come on down to Romania's scariest castle, join The Nun and all her nun friends in one of this years most over the top horrors. Also featuring a priest with a haunted past, a young nun on the verge of making her final vows and a Frenchman who's just there for plot reasons. Sent by the Vatican to investigate the mysterious death of a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania. Together they confront a malevolent force in the form of The Nun.

Get ready for 96 minutes of creepy exterior shots of the scary castle, then cut to the scary foggy woods surrounding the castle and then to the scary graveyard in the grounds of the castle. It doesn't take long for The Nun to show up to scare you over and over again. It's so in your face constantly, practically grabbing you and screaming in your face in the hope of scaring you. Repetitive and predictable to the point of boredom. The Nun growling at you and then chasing you down a scary candle lit corridor and repeat. Again and again, just when you think the jump scares are over..Bang oh there's the Nun again growling in the corner but oh she has all her nun mummy friends with her too. Oh now she's in the mirror, no wait she's behind you. Yawn, this was a tedious mess. The Conjuring movies are entertaining "you get what you pay for" horrors whereas their spinoffs Annabelle and now The Nun are unnecessary horror movies based around minor characters in the Conjuring Universe, nobody asked for their own movie or origin story. We don't really care where they came from to be honest. They showed up in the Conjuring, did their thing and that's it. We don't need to know how the Nun came to be or who she's killed along the way, not everything needs an explanation. Just take a look at what Prometheus/Alien Covenant did to the franchise. Just because the Nun got some good scares in The Conjuring 2 doesn't mean the same will translate into a single movie. So please Conjuring Universe can you stop with the spinoffs, somehow they're getting worse. Enough. Not recommended, avoid or face the consequences.… Expand
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imthenoobOct 30, 2018
The cast was good, The atmosphere was right and the story was reasonable but the Nun was just another predictable and repetitive addition to the Conjuring series. And the heavy reliance on jump scares really brings it down IMO.
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kuehnauFeb 27, 2019
'The Nun' basically ties into the Conjuring series, by taking a look at one of the "demons" that have been threatening the Warrens ever since the first movie.

What could have been one of the most interesting and unique movies in the series'The Nun' basically ties into the Conjuring series, by taking a look at one of the "demons" that have been threatening the Warrens ever since the first movie.

What could have been one of the most interesting and unique movies in the series ends up being a slow, crappy, unenthusiastic cash grab. Besides loosely connecting the movie to the first one at the very beginning and at the end, there is almost nothing to be seen of the Warrens. As a matter of fact, the footage that is seen, is all recycled from the first film.

That in itself, wouldn't have been terrible, if the writers and directors for the film had made any attempt at all to actually do some creative writing. The scenes are all over the place, very little of the film makes sense, most of the major characters show very little common sense in the film and the movie does absolutely nothing to try and explain where 'The Nun' came from other than the fact it is sheer evil.

Only to twist the dagger even deeper in the wound, instead of actually having part of the movie explore the possession of "Frenchy" and further explore one of the stories of the Warrens, in a extreme case of laziness, they simply use more recycled footage from the first film to reference the possession. I honestly don't know what happened, The Conjuring was one of the best horror movies I've seen in years and then suddenly all of the other movies after that are simply lazy, crappy, cash cows that do as little as possible to make any sort of attempt at being redeemable films.

Film makers and writers pay close attention, this is how you quickly kill a new promising franchise like The Conjuring.… Expand
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sjwilkinNov 18, 2018
Terrifying, tense, slow burning, shocking, entertaining... ah The Conjuring was such a good movie! and The Nun is none of these. Awful acting, terrible story, bad bad jump scares, random acts of attempted scares that you can see coming a mileTerrifying, tense, slow burning, shocking, entertaining... ah The Conjuring was such a good movie! and The Nun is none of these. Awful acting, terrible story, bad bad jump scares, random acts of attempted scares that you can see coming a mile off have zero affect.
This is as bad as the 1st Annabelle spin off if not worse.… Expand
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JLuis_001Sep 16, 2018
Frankly I'm not happy with this supernatural cinematic universe that unfortunately and sadly only exists for the mere interest of getting easy money from the audiences but I don't blame the studios only, I also blamed the audiences because aFrankly I'm not happy with this supernatural cinematic universe that unfortunately and sadly only exists for the mere interest of getting easy money from the audiences but I don't blame the studios only, I also blamed the audiences because a lof of them want this.

There's been already five films inside this cinematic universe and only two have been worth. I'll say two and a half good films, Annabelle 2 wasn't that bad but Annabelle and now The Nun, are nothing terrible horror films that offer nothing more than cheap scares and I'm honestly tired of it.

A completely misguieded effort.… Expand
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amheretojudgeFeb 7, 2019
Vow To No More Wow.

The Nun Hardy's drama is, yes, scary, but also comes with a ton of baggage that cannot be negotiated. This is what I have loved and flinched about this franchise, it dares constraint the all mighty power- "God Ends Here"Vow To No More Wow.

The Nun

Hardy's drama is, yes, scary, but also comes with a ton of baggage that cannot be negotiated. This is what I have loved and flinched about this franchise, it dares constraint the all mighty power- "God Ends Here" it whispers- but fumbles to prove it. This mixed feeling is what's left in your hand at the end of the exorcism, is it a marketing tease or inadequacy, only God knows; if it is in its territory. The knack for drawing out humor and delivering cliched cinematic dialogues in an extremely tensed environment disenchants the viewers from its dark perilous vision and compromises the quality.

Antics are smart enough to scar you let alone scare you, but as much as gripping as these sequences are, the build up of them aren't weaved out with clean execution, there is a lot of uncertainty in their own laws, the mythology lacks the malleability to blatantly announce or demand their rights. This installment is the most animated of all, and surprisingly the scariest of all, the neat environment and the poised nature of the demons is something to be inspired from.

The real culprit is the predictability of the film, not for the characters, but for the sequences that the maker loves immensely, it aches you to see someone with so much effort working on one big hokum. There is no other room for the cast to invest, it is all Farmiga, from the curse to the blessing. If this is a horror served us by the makers, she comes off as the impenetrable beauty, the kryptonite to the evil, her performance justifies all the work done by her elder sister in previous installments. The Nun is worthy of a vow as far as thrills are concerned, drama has to be searched for and later be disappointed by.… Expand
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DavidNotDave27Sep 22, 2018
Such a disappointment compared to the other films in this universe.
The Nun is a boring and formulaic horror film that relies too heavily on jump scares.
At no point do you care about the characters or fear they may be in danger.
Not worth your time.
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hora2727Sep 14, 2018
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HaruHirantaSep 14, 2018
The film's gothic and horrifying atmosphere brings about a sheer tension, yet that is only where its title claims the "darkest" chapter among the Conjuring films. There were nothing memorable about the characters, except for their dumbwittedThe film's gothic and horrifying atmosphere brings about a sheer tension, yet that is only where its title claims the "darkest" chapter among the Conjuring films. There were nothing memorable about the characters, except for their dumbwitted decisions and motives throughout their stay in the abbey. With all honesty, Valak rules over Annabelle, The Crooked man, and Bathsheba in so many levels. Hence, the film should have leveled with Valak's superiority.… Expand
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GarethBNov 17, 2018
A massive step down from the main conjuring movies, I liked sister Irene though.
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ParisonealMar 26, 2019
If the scary/thriller movie genre is not your cup of tea, then this movie is clearly not for you. However, if you enjoy a good scary movie, this is also not the movie for you. The Nun is a movie that relies heavily on cheap jump scares (onesIf the scary/thriller movie genre is not your cup of tea, then this movie is clearly not for you. However, if you enjoy a good scary movie, this is also not the movie for you. The Nun is a movie that relies heavily on cheap jump scares (ones not even delivered well) and seems to just drag on, mostly because of side plot(s) that add little to nothing to the movie other than a padded runtime. There were some decent visuals throughout the movie that grab your interest, but mostly it just goes through the scary movie cliches checklist. And why in these movies do these evil demons from hell mess with everyone like some bad prankster? Overall, The Nun was a poorly told scary movie, that really wasn't that scary.… Expand
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Minh18121999Sep 7, 2018
Let be honest this movie is kind of mediocre,ok yes it is "scary and creepy" and looks solid,but the fact that having illogical plot points or character's dumbass choice really tanks this movie and the ending is so abrupt and conventional,theLet be honest this movie is kind of mediocre,ok yes it is "scary and creepy" and looks solid,but the fact that having illogical plot points or character's dumbass choice really tanks this movie and the ending is so abrupt and conventional,the twist is so glaring also has no surprise at all.The funniest part is they put that right in the beginning of the film.Jump scares,at some,they works,but throughout the film they are too many and become really conventional and repetitive,which leads to my biggest issue with The Nun,they oddly goes to a point where the film has nothing to tell,it is just jump scare after jump scare after jump scare after jump scare,The Conjuring 1 and 2 or even Annabelle Creation did so effectively bc they kept those very minimal,but when they hit,they were frightening and every jump scares in those movies are creative and suspenseful, in here it is just a string of jump scare scenes that is thrown at you to make you scare but doesn't impact you that much,THIS IS LAZY CMON.Overall,The Nun is extremely average,dont go seeing this movie expecting The Conjuring 1,2 level… Expand
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Nobilis1984Sep 9, 2018
Danke für einen Horrorfilm den keiner haben wollte. Conjuring 1+2 waren schon nicht gut und dann muss natürlich ein Spin-Off her. Hollywood lasst es einfach.
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SEROJNov 10, 2018
The Conjuring was great. Unfortunately this "prequel" failed to amaze me! So full of cliches and cringy scenes that i feel sorry for my wasted time. If you're a fan of the true cinema - look elsewhere.
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bkristmanSep 7, 2018
Poor entry in this horror franchise . Probably was made in a single weekend with 10 actors in an abandoned church for a few thousand dollars by the looks of it.
Like an old joke...."a priest a nun and a frenchman go into this church see....."Poor entry in this horror franchise . Probably was made in a single weekend with 10 actors in an abandoned church for a few thousand dollars by the looks of it.
Like an old joke...."a priest a nun and a frenchman go into this church see....." and stuff starts happening.
There is no actor chemistry,no backstory on the characters , a few attempted jokes that don't work.
The priest is really lame for someone who's supposed to be an experienced demonologist. The nuns are forgettable.
The villain could be a plastic construction and has no personality. Best thing about it is the church itself .
Can't recommend paying for this.Wait and netflix it .… Expand
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DIEGOFTOROSep 26, 2018
Que vergüenza de película, nada original, que guion tan malo y tan mal contado, los actores supremamente faltos de carisma y de talento, cuando se recurre a la comedia mediocre para rellenar estas películas se sabe que son una mierda
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PanchogulSep 8, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta película es una reverenda cagada, la peor que he visto en todo el año, le doy mérito a... pues a nada, pudo tener algo positivo pensé yo, pero ese tipo francés arruina absolutamente el miedo y tensión que pudo lograr en mi, fatal.… Expand
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bartcbemNov 20, 2019
The entire Conjuring Universe is just a bland boring jumpscare fest and "spirits" that have nothing better to do than hang out in walls and mess with us. Just end this and try making something original already. There is no redeeming featuresThe entire Conjuring Universe is just a bland boring jumpscare fest and "spirits" that have nothing better to do than hang out in walls and mess with us. Just end this and try making something original already. There is no redeeming features in this cliche fest.… Expand
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Epic-jakeyoMar 16, 2021
Stupid and boring from start to finish, imagine every boring horror cliche available and put it into a waste of time film and this is the result.
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JeBjBoSep 2, 2022
Together with the first Annabelle movie this has to be the worst entry in the Conjuring franchise. Although I haven't seen Conjuring 3 yet.
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Ryanm42Dec 7, 2018
Terrible. Made even more terrible by the dact that it comes from such a well-respected franchise that - until this film - seemed to value storytelling. Good acting, but poorly written, sloppy tone changes throughout, and often timesTerrible. Made even more terrible by the dact that it comes from such a well-respected franchise that - until this film - seemed to value storytelling. Good acting, but poorly written, sloppy tone changes throughout, and often times completely illogical...this movie is about the supernatural and I'm still calling it illogical...it's that bad.… Expand
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AjjjJul 25, 2020
This movie is trash please don’t see it. This movie could have been decent. The first 10 minutes are ok but then it’s just boring for the rest.
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NeutralAsianFeb 19, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cliche
Jump Scares
Unrealistic
Zombies
Guns
Do not Enter doors Follow the creepy thing… Expand
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FilmanwaltDec 17, 2020
Horror clichés churned out .... Only the end made the film at least one star. Otherwise only to be recommended if you feel like going to the same "horror" number that is **** like on the assembly line.
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