Annabelle is a prequel to the hit film, The Conjuring. The Conjuring was a movie based on a true story about a family who gradually became possessed by a demon. With help, they seek Lorraine and Ed Warren (Vera Framiga and Patrick Wilson). However, Lorraine and Ed have a collection of 'possessed' items, including one doll called Annabelle. The 2014 film, directed by John R. Leonetti, reveals the story behind Annabelle and how it got into Ed Warren's case which he said to have had it blessed by a priest twice a week.
The film follows up on a young couple that live happy in their suburban house. Oh, sorry, yes, there we have it. A horror film that starts with a family in their home! Meaning... they lived there before the film even started! Anyway, Mia Gordon (Annabelle Wallis) is a heavily pregnant woman who is married to medical student, John Gordon (Ward Holton). They are apart of the Christian church so of course, there will be the cliché priest and his usual exorcism at the end of the film no doubt.
However, to obviously kick off this kind of prequel, you need a who, what, and why. Another little, subtle cliché, you have a news report about a cult that have gone on the rampage in the neighbourhood so that clearly sets the story for us. Of course, they skip to night because, well, they showed us who's going to show up the house next and yes, guess who! The cult are inside and terrorising Mia and John after murdering their next door neighbours who were mentioned to be the parents of Annabelle (actress not credited), the young girl who committed suicide whilst holding the doll (hence why the doll is called Annabelle) in Mia's nursery room.
The police luckily came in time to shoot the male leader of the cult and get Mia and John to safety. The scene of them leaving the house is skipped to seeing if their unborn child is safe, and it is so time for Mia and John to move back, besides the fact that two members of the neighbourhood's deadliest cult died in their house. Obviously now skipping on to do the whole 'now a happy family, nothing to worry about' cliché as they are now in a local apartment after their house burnt down, supposedly burning the demons.
Mia and her now born child, Leah (actress not credited), spend most of their time alone because obviously the whole 6 months have passed and John obviously passed medical school. However, after soon discovering Annabelle was actually packed in the moving boxes... Wait, it took 6 months to unpack? Come on guys. Real world calling... but back to the point, they start getting the weird cliché objects moving, disappearing and strange voices... Oh and that creepy ass doll that was supposedly a rag doll in the actual true life story - can we please keep it real... But hey, the profit they made definitely came from the china chipped face and not some doll every kid had in their past.
To be completely honest, take every horror film with what you assume would happen. Definitely Paranormal Activity! Include that... Make it an hour and half long and et voilà, you have Annabelle but include the creepy doll that was bought from some ancient voodoo land. This film is horror cliché galore and unless you like that 'oh my god, is this place haunted? I better stay and put my 6 month baby through the torture' then please sit and watch, just don't come running back.
Overall Choice: So bad, please don't make a second.
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