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The Nun Movie Review
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The Nun sees a priest and a novitiate on the verge of her final vows go to investigate the mysterious death of a young nun on the orders of the Vatican. Together, the pair uncover the order’s unholy secret and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

After Kicking off with a strong beginning, the Nun introduces the audience to three of its four main characters in the persons of Father Burke, Sister Irene, and Frenchie (played by Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, and Jonas Bloquet respectively).

Now despite its many flaws, The Nun maintains the solid acting and scenery of past Conjuring films. Bichir and Farmiga’s energetic performances brought life to their character’s story arcs. And blessed us with some of the best scenes in the entire franchise.

Even side characters such as the Mother superior of the abbey (played by Lynnette Gaza) were just as cold and terrifying as the main Antagonist itself.

Sadly, what The Nun gave in acting and concept, lacked in execution.

Sister Irene from (The Nun)
Sister Irene (Credit: Warner Bros)

Now I love The Conjuring Universe. Its concepts and core characters inspired me to take a second look at the horror genre. However, despite my admiration for the universe, The Nun, sadly, felt like a forgettable filler episode on a good TV show.

A good spinoff can stand on its own while creating intrigue about the general story. And while The Nun answers some crucial questions, the movie barely gets by on its own.

The movie’s use of a thousand and one jump-scares didn’t do it any favors either, and over time, it became too obvious where our favorite Demon Sister would troll viewers next.

Speaking of the Demon Nun, she isn’t in this movie for long. Other than the final act and a few jump-scares in between, most of the movie’s ghouls were actually minions of the Demon Nun.

However, the one unforgivable sin the Nun commits is its convenient throw away of logic to push its plot. I mean, after several encounters with a demonic entity, the last thing anyone would do be split up. And yet on multiple occasions, the characters decide to go off on their own.

Related: The Conjuring Universe Timeline

VERDICT

The Nun
The Nun

Movie title: The Nun

Review

The Nun is an OK film that connects the dots between all movies in The Conjuring Universe. And though the concept and performances were excellent, the movie’s execution could, and should have been better.

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Pros

  • Good Acting
  • Good Concept
  • Expansion of The Conjuring Universe 

Cons

  • Standard Horror Movie Tropes
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Badman
Badman
5 years ago

nice one bruv, you couldn’t have said it any better, might just watch this movie after all.

Senju
Senju
5 years ago

See how you’re talking like the nun
Doesn’t know what she’s doing

Emmanuel
Emmanuel
5 years ago

I feel the movie lacked suprise the on oohh I got was at the end when they showed the exorcism. The other conjurings had discoveries that intrigued me along the way.

Kemz
Kemz
5 years ago

This was Narrated really well.. I am quite tempted to watch the movie.. But I don’t like Horror

Dammy Jackson
Dammy Jackson
5 years ago

Absolutely right!!! The review is on point and hits the nail on the head!! Watched it and felt there could have been a better and more intriguing plot. However, it was still a good watch!

Mosuro
Mosuro
5 years ago

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