It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Five stars for the creepy visuals, which is all this movie is about. Nothing else. Oh yeah, and the perversion of hurting small children who can't defend themselves and also who pray but get no help from their guardian angels, saints, or God himself. Skip this one unless you like a jump scare fest.

Never have I felt compelled to write a review before the film even finished, but I am.... Cliche after cliche after cliche, no story, no originality, no scares... Just the same, old same old: Rocking horse = check, Dolls house = check, creepy old song = check, creepy kids drawing = check, doors slamming = check, Poltergeist rip off = check, creepy crawling girl = check!!! And this is all before the film ends.. Don't waste and hour n half of your life like I have!!

After their daughter is killed in a tragic accident, a mother and father decide to carry on by running an orphanage. However, things start to go awry when one of the orphans begins to sense an evil presence close by...Having seen and enjoyed Annabelle I went in with an optimistic mind-set when I sat down to watch this film, but sadly I didn't enjoy this film quite as much as the first film.. It begins well enough, but it does lack any real tension or suspense; it all feels rather mechanical and workman-like and the film failed to truly engage me at any point. In fairness, the basic story behind Annabelle and its creation is mildly interesting, but unfortunately the film fails to do much with the concept and what you're ultimately left with is a film that isn't completely terrible, but at the same time one that isn't particularly scary (in fact I didn't even come across one cheap jump scare when watching this film which for me is unheard of in the Annabelle/Conjuring world).The acting is OK by all concerned and the story behind Annabelle is interesting enough, but it simply isn't particularly scary and for that reason it is a film that I simply couldn't recommend.

Doll-maker Samuel Mullins and his wife lose their daughter Annabelle ("Bee") when she is hit by a car. 12 years later, they take in 6 orphan girls and their young supervisory nun when their orphanage closes. Polio victim Janice experiences strange occurrences at night, and it gradually transpires that something unspeakable may have happened to Bee after her death. If you're going to make a doll, why on earth would you make it so that it looks as creepy as possible? Because the one thing you can be sure of is that if a doll looks creepy, it IS creepy.I liked the main location here - one of those hot, arid farms where all they seem to farm is dust. And it was good to see Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto playing parts which are a little off the beaten track for them. The youngsters are all fairly good, and the story meanders nicely on its way to setting up the events in Annabelle, itself a prequel to The Conjuring (which was not a prequel despite being followed by a sequel, The Conjuring 2). The destination is no surprise, but there is some interest in the view during the journey.It is, however, not even slightly horrific. There are sufficient loud noises etc. to make you jump fairly frequently, but that tends to be solely the result of a sudden assault on the senses, not because of anything inherently scary. Other than a creepy doll.