3rd August, 2019.
Yes: it’s actually a quiet Saturday night.
Believe it or not.
A quite Saturday night with nothing much to do.
Or that I can do.
You know, laundry, house work, what have you.
What’s bothering me … ?
Is simply the job situation.
I still won’t know, until Monday, whether I’ve got the one I’m supposed to be starting on Thursday.
Well …
Bar worrying about it, there’s not much I can do there.
~≈§≈~
Except keep my mind occupied.
Obviously.
Recently?
I’ve been playing a few of the freebie games available on the AppleTV.
Including an implementation of Tetris that’s rather fun.
The other thing … ?
Now that I’ve got the bulk of the TV shows done with … ?
Is catch a movie or two.
Last night’s?
Tonight … ?
I fancied something shorter … a bit bloodier …
I fancied Annabelle.
Annabelle is set in 1967: and sees Dr John Form (Ward Horton) presenting his heavily pregnant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallace.) with A gift.
Not long afterwards?
Their neighbours are attacked and killed in a home invasion: one that almost sees the Form family, killed, themselves.
Almost … as local police officers managed to stop the attackers in their stride.
Fatally stop the attackers.
In the days following the attack, Mia is plagued by supernatural events: events that seem to be linked to the doll …
And that get so intense, the family are forced to move to Pasadena … weeks earlier than they were due to.
Only to find they have a problem …
The doll?
The one christened Annabelle?
Has followed them to Pasadena …
Things are going to get nasty …
~≈§≈~
Now …
I’ve got to admit, the last entry in The Conjuring franchise I saw?
Was The Nun.
I’m thinking the same applies to Annabelle.
The cast are competent.
The direction and writing, well done.
Editing? Yes, nice …
The composition of the piece? Lighting?
Yep, great …
But I’m walking away from Annabelle feeling it has much in common with The Nun.
They’re both nicely done, and my ideal length …
But Annabelle, much as The Nun?
Could have done with a touch more action …
Annabelle.★★☆☆
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