The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case

"The scares are effective and the camerawork is superb (...) The period detail is surprisingly authentic (...) But there’s little here we haven’t seen before. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)" 

"Lacking some of the simplicity and elegance of the first instalment, 'The Conjuring 2' is nonetheless a smoothly efficient horror movie, building to a powerhouse finale rooted in our emotional connection to the film’s well-drawn main characters." 

"A freakier follow-up featuring creepy kids, villains who’ll keep you up at night and camerawork that puts moviegoers in a state of impending dread (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"Wan has a gift that most slam-bang horror directors today do not: a sense of the audience — of their rhythm and pulse, of how to manipulate a moment so that he’s practically controlling your breathing." 

"James Wan ups the ante with an excellent sequel (...) Wan’s expert deployment of genre jolts is no less in evidence this time around." 

"'The Conjuring 2' does everything you want a sequel to do (...) Skip this film if you can’t suspend disbelief; it’s entertainment, not a documentary" 

"As a filmmaker, James Wan plays to the reptilian brain of his audience, orchestrating such autonomous body functions as heart rate, breath and goosebumps like a maestro (...) “The Conjuring 2” satisfies more than it disappoints"