Film Review: The Conjuring: Last Rites (Warner Bros. Pictures)

By: Jesse Striewski

The fourth (and tentatively final) chapter of The Conjuring series (not including spin-offs taking place within the same universe) finds Loraine and Ed Warren (once again played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) assisting a Pennsylvanian family named the Smurls battle the unwanted demons invading their home circa 1986.

Turns out this specific demon came from the very same mirror The Warrens had also dealt with right around the time their now-adult daughter Judy (Mia Tomlinson) was born roughly two decades prior, and so the whole family (including Judy’s new fiance Tony, played by Ben Hardy) packs up their gear to go help out the Smurls.

I haven’t gone to see any of the films in this series since the original came out back in 2013, and the most of the aforementioned spin-offs have all been pretty hit or miss since then, though the two prior direct sequels that followed the first film were fairly solid, and this one is no exception. Far from perfect, but entertaining enough if you allow it to be.

Rating: 3/5 Stars