Alright, I think Director David F Sandberg definitely has a particular taste in the types of scary movies he wants to make. I say this because there are similarities between "Annabelle: Creation" and Sandberg's previous film; "Lights Out." Those similarities being a penchant to rely on jump scares; including the tense build ups to a jump scare, as well as lead characters doing stupid things. Needless to say, this isn't exactly an original entree to the scary movie genre.
Despite the movie's flaws, you'll likely still tend to watch some of the scenes in the movie between the fingers of your hand, as you try to cover your eyes. There is a level of enjoyment found in several of the scenes crafted for the purposes of creeping you out, and scaring you. From a kid's bedroom that has a dollhouse replica of the house it is residing in, a scene involving a bunk bed, to a hallway that's suddenly engulfed in pure darkness. Even though it's all a little bit derivative, I can't help but admire the set pieces in this movie anyway.
Another strength that this movie has are the two female leads. Talitha Bateman as Janice, and Lulu Wilson as Linda. Those two actresses seem like they were born to be the new female faces of horror. Now if only their characters would make better decisions when trying to avoid a demonic entity that is stalking them. Until they figure that out, I'll just sit here and have fun watching how this movie attempts to make the effort to scare me.
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