Film Review: The Nun (2018)

SYNOPSIS::

A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

REVIEW:

Coming out of the gate as the proclaimed scariest film of 2018, “The Nun” is indeed a frightful experience. This supernatural entry into “The Conjuring” universe is easily among its most frightful yet focusing on the single entity seen in Conjuring 2, aka The Nun.

Directed by Corin Hardy “The Nun” represents the 5th installment to come from “The Conjuring” franchise, an epic of mass proportions that seems to nail every release it touches focusing on a particular historical aspect or character from this brooding horror storyline. Under Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is reported to have been a financial box office success boasting over $228 million.

In review, this entry is a prequel to the Conjuring storyline setting its timeline back to Romania 1952. The story occurs prior to the first in the series, “The Conjuring” which presents a greater look into the origins of its more evil incarnations. Fans of the series are all too familiar with the haunting nun lady from the sequel “The Conjuring 2” of which has her crossing over from an equally scary painting. Those who remember Conjuring 2, will note that the film ends with the Nun being killed and condemned back to hell (The Nun actually being a demon named “Valak”).