7/10
Not the best Insidious, but still a lot of fun with great characters.
4 June 2015
I'll admit that, I was expecting a lot more from Leigh Whannell's directorial debut after various genius scripts he has written in this genre (Saw I, II & iii, Dead Silence, and the first 2 Insidious Chapters) That being said, he has a lot of work to do in the director's chair still, but this was still a decent effort in this now trilogy. I would be lying though if I said this movie didn't terrify me at times, and it did admirably and even had me laughing at those moments too at times which worked well in this story and helped lighten it's mood among the dread at hand here. There are likable characters in this tale and mostly new ones as well as ones who have been with us since the first instalment. All that being said there, this is one that was made for the fans of the first ones, I believe even if it doesn't hold a candle to the brilliance of the first chapter still. Newcomer, Stefanie Scott, plays the lead character "Quinn Brenner" quite well actually and surprisingly doesn't play an average dumb teen here, but one with book smarts and a backbone, I haven't seen in most characters this age in these genre films. Some of what happens to certain characters or character do come into question by the end titles but this doesn't take away from this fun time at the movies and this was a thrilling ride, I'd recommend strictly to the fans of the other Insidious chapters or just horror junkies alike.
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