The Conjuring 2 (2016)

In 1977 England, a young girl (Madison Wolfe) becomes possessed by a former owner of the house. A married couple (Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson), who are paranormal investigators, is asked by the Catholic church to investigate. Based on a "true" story. The first THE CONJURING (2013) was a huge hit but more importantly, it was a first rate horror film. This film opens badly with an Amityville pre-credit sequence then it shifts into high gear only to infuse it with some unneeded sentimentality (which the first one didn't have). The movie stops dead in its tracks so Patrick Wilson can sing Presley's Falling In Love With You! Just what a horror film needs, right? There are a couple of genuine "jump" moments and the acting is rather good with some excellent actors like Frances O'Connor, Franka Potente and Simon McBurney in the cast. But it's as if director James Wan felt that he had to up the ante and give us more. So what we get are endless shots of the characters walking in dark corridors or into dark rooms almost in slow motion while Joseph Bishara's underscore rattles on the soundtrack that something terrible is going to happen. Not bad but very disappointing.