If you're a fan of the Insidious franchise of movies, it's premise, it's mythology, and the character of Elise Rainier, then you may as well see "The Last Key." Part of the appeal of this series of horror movies is the overarching stories that connect it all together, and this one should interest the fans since it fleshes out more of Elise's backstory. Lin Shaye is fantastic as always playing Elise, and truly she is arguably the primary reason to feel attached to this series.
As for the scary horror aspect of the movie, I thought there were some clever suspenseful creepy scenes. Unfortunately that cleverness do not translate to the rest of the scary scenes, which admittedly relies too much on the jump scare formula. The fact that a lot of the scares in this one feel like you've seen them before, gives the movie a certain sense of staleness to the whole thing. It doesn't help that the demon that is featured as the primary antagonist is uninspiring and not that interesting at all.
What also doesn't help are the supporting cast surrounding Lin Shaye. Any kind of fun that included her sidekicks in the previous one; Specs and Tucker, seem to have gotten lost. They are the comedic relief for this movie, and they simply were more annoying than funny, so much so that it started to feel really embarrassing to watch. Even the inclusion of some new characters didn't really help either, as I just didn't care much for them. I did like Tessa Ferrer's character though, so I'll give it that one positivity.
"Insidious: The Last Key" could have been a great addition to the franchise, especially considering it's importance to the overall story. The opening flashback sequences were really good though, and I genuinely like the idea for the story, but unfortunately the rest of the movie was just all over the place in quality. Some of the stupid illogical stuff that happened during the second half also bugged the heck out of me. Sad to say, but this is my least liked installment of the whole franchise by far.
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