The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
critic Reviews
, 55% Rotten Tomatometer Score- The Devil Made Me Do It represents a comedown for the core Conjuring films, although Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson keep the audience invested.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephen RomeiThe Australian
I watched this with my 16-year-old son and we liked it, peeking through our fingers and laughing in equal measure.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKimber MyersCrooked Marquee
With its third-act stumbles, it never quite catches either The Conjuring or The Conjuring 2, but it proves there is still spirit left in this franchise.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTara BradyIrish Times
The biographical nuts and bolts are intriguing and, as ever, the jump scares and murk are professionally timed and delivered.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJenny NulfAustin Chronicle
It's disappointing to stop rooting for a blockbuster behemoth horror series, but The Conjuring movies' quality and talon-tight hold has rapidly deflated over time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAmy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
I don't find these films frightening, but the Warrens as a couple -- with their daffy, retro updos that look quasi-Victorian and Brady Bunch -- have grown on me by this point. They're just dorky, and I like watching them hang out.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
It's an adequate horror movie with the requisite atmospherics and jump-scares, and it provides Conjuring fans with their fix. However, as the latest chapter of what is now a trilogy, it's a disappointment.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGrant WatsonFiction Machine
This is an attempt to tell a slightly different kind of story, and deserves to be judged on its own merits.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRebecca JohnsonFilm Focus Online
The acting was believable, the case of Arne Johnson was interesting and returning to this universe is always a blast. However, the plot feels too jumbled and messy to pack a true punch, and it is nowhere near scary enough to invoke fear unto its audience.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMo MuzammalVague Visages
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It fails to meet its potential as a thoughtful thriller that explores possession on both the supernatural and human front.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreZach PopeZach Pope Reviews
Good & enjoyable. It’s not too scary, but truthfully the story is what brings the weight here in full. Plus the motivation from the antagonist here was creepy! Patrick & Vera are so perfect in these & I could watch them all day!
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