writer-director Gary Dauberman ...has learned how to pound on familiar, repetitive chords to create a pleasurable rhythm, one you can feel in your spine. The movie is scary, to be sure, but it's also larky good fun
ultimately, the scariest thing about "Annabelle Comes Home" is that despite its utter emptiness, more sequels, prequels and spin-offs will follow regardless
the spell is weakening; The thrills and shocks gradually become repetitive, as the writer-director recycles his own material, forcing the girls to evade the same threats again and again
that fixed grin of hers promises a great deal of mischief, and "Annabelle Comes Home," in its almost completely haphazard and what-the-hell-let's-go-to-hell way, delivers it; The fake scares in "Annabelle Comes Home" are scarier than the real scares
Gary Dauberman cleverly crafts a disarmingly fun fireworks festival of frights. Simply put, it's a kaleidoscope of nightmare fuel; "Annabelle Comes Home" is differently textured than the other films Conjuring Universe
easily the best of the Annabelle films, Annabelle Comes Home is the kind of exciting horror movie that you'll want to see in a packed theater or with a group of friends. It's funny, scary, exhilarating, and a pure joy to watch
although it may be a little slow for its own good, at least in the first half, "Annabelle Comes Home" ultimately reveals itself to be a satisfying, dramatic and spooky spin-off, loaded with original shocks and frightening new demons
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