The Conjuring: Last Rites 4K 2025

If you happen to come across the title “The Conjuring: Last Rites” in the “new releases” section of the internet, rest assured, yes, this is the same “The Conjuring” whose first part appeared back in 2013. Cool times, right? 2013, 2016, 2021, 2025. For 12 whole years, this franchise has stayed afloat, earning quite attractive sums at the box office. Don't forget that there are many spin-offs with the most terrifying characters in the universe. By the way, in the fourth installment of the flagship film, probably for the first time in history, they did something unusual with Annabelle. As we know, she has always been just a doll with a creepy face that sits around and causes trouble. Now it will be interesting to see how viewers react to the so-called know-how associated with her.

If the first two parts, directed by James Wan himself, are real hits, then the third part by craftsman Michael Chaves, to put it mildly, was not a success. I don't even want to rewatch it. So if fans in the CIS have certain concerns about this director, who has been entrusted with shooting the final installment, The Conjuring: Last Rites, they may be justified. To be honest, you can't envy the guy. On the one hand, he is a hostage to all the fears, doubts, and expectations of the audience, and on the other hand, how can he film everything so as not to get lost in the shadow of James Wan, beloved by millions? It's obvious that there's no escaping comparison, and the third part of The Conjuring turned out to be a mediocre attempt to make a name for himself. Well, since he was given another chance, we can discuss it calmly.

Well, the writers decided to rhyme the first and fourth parts. In both cases, there are two large families with only girls. Only in the second case, they added a grandmother and grandfather to make it at least a little different. The heads of the families are ordinary hard workers who have to think about where to get money to support such a large brood. The mothers are responsible for order, cleanliness, and hot dinners in their large houses. And the daughters become the main target for the mischief of evil forces. However, for the fourth installment, the authors came up with a mysterious and frightening mirror with a crack, because with its appearance in the house, all hell breaks loose. It will play a key role, but it would be a spoiler to write how.

For a horror film, the movie is quite long, so the standard meeting between the Warrens and the family in trouble takes place only an hour and a half after the start. It is noticeable that Michael Chaves is in no hurry. He slowly reveals two main storylines with two different groups of people to add the necessary emotions where needed. Due to the fact that we are saying goodbye to the Warrens, more emphasis is placed on them. Here, the director does not shy away and perfectly paints a portrait of a couple who have been through so much together that you want to avoid them. In addition, in an atmosphere of all kinds of demons, their daughter has grown up and found a fiancé with the face of Ben Hardy. So, it's not much use, but never mind.

All this is, of course, interesting and touching, so be prepared, if you suddenly want all kinds of horror, gore, and screamers, don't expect to find plenty of them in the first half of the film. And those that are shown are nothing unusual, you'll understand everything right away. When the two storylines come together, you can forget about the second family being terrorized by a demon, as the parents and daughters with the old people become the background. But the scene with the dog can be terrifying, because they decided to film and show it. All the turmoil in the cool plot ultimately boils down exclusively to the Warrens; it is their story, their conflict, their drama. How, why, when, with whom—you will find out everything while watching, plus there is a rather lengthy prologue to help you.

And when it comes to the epilogue, the thought creeps into your head: this is a dramatic horror film with an emphasis on drama. If in the previous parts more attention was paid to the characters that the Warrens had to save, now they themselves have taken on this role. They all have to face the line between external and internal demons. The only question is: which is more dangerous? Overall, The Conjuring: Last Rites turned out pretty good and is interesting to watch, definitely more interesting than the third part. We bid a warm farewell to our favorite on-screen couple, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, with the epilogue serving as the beautiful cherry on top. There isn't much horror, but we're waiting for the studio to need the money and call on Wan for help.