Synopsis
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
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Cast
- Stephanie SigmanSister Charlotte
- Talitha BatemanJanice
- Lulu WilsonLinda
- Anthony LaPagliaSamuel Mullins
- Miranda OttoEsther Mullins
- Grace Caroline CurreyCarol
- Philippa CoulthardNancy
- Samara LeeAnnabelle "Bee" Mullins
- Tayler BuckKate
- Lou Lou SafranTierney
Recommendations
- 88
Boston Globe
If some light deja vu is the price horror fans must pay for a mainstream offering this spine-tingling, most will still come away feeling spooked and satisfied. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Closer in tone and old-school psychological fright tactics to the original film than either The Conjuring 2 or Annabelle, David F. Sandberg’s incisive approach capably resets the franchise. - 70
TheWrap
Annabelle: Creation is a professional jitters-fest, made with deep-seated esteem for the genre rather than cynicism about a box-office sure thing. - 70
Variety
Here, Sandberg once again plays with both lighting, composition and suspense, framing shots in such a way that we’re constantly searching the shadows for hints of movement, while drawing out scenes for maximum tension. - 70
IGN
Annabelle: Creation is the rare horror sequel that improves upon the original, featuring more engaging protagonists and a far less problematic ending. - 67
The Playlist
If anything can happen (and, trust me, it does), then there’s never a way of predicting where the next scare will come from. And for a genre that oftentimes feels threadbare and hopelessly predictable, this cannot be commended enough. - 60
Time Out
The demon doll from the Conjuring movies remains creepy, even if this prequel feels occasionally wooden. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
There are “gotcha” jolts that definitely got me, but for each of those, there must be a half-dozen scares telegraphed in very large letters. I think Annabelle: Creation is suffering from sequelitis.
