'The Nun' You Don't Want Nun of This - Gerardo's Review

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Read Gerardo's review of The Nun. When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.

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The Nun is in theaters on September 7th, 2018.

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The most transparent element in The Nun is its classic horror influence; a solid third is made up of sequences of Demián Bechir walking into unholy places like the priest from The Exorcist, anchored by the same point-of-view shots that Sam Raimi revolutionarily used in the Evil Dead franchise. The backbone of The Nun's production design, which is set in 1952, is a direct reference to Black Narcissus from 1947, from Hardy's use of expressive lighting to shot-for-shot parallels of the demonic nuns at high angles.

The Nun's has different tones throughout its runtime, most of which are jarring and conflicting. During the climax, the film's sequences feel less like horror and more like what you would see in an action film. But for the majority of The Nun, a nostalgic and moody thriller that abuses its right of jumpscares and poor CGI, the thought of yet another The Conjuring spin-off doesn't sound sacrilegious.

Rating: 2 out of 5

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Gerardo (Senior Contributor) is a Venezuelan filmmaker. When he's not watching and reviewing the latest movies out in theaters, he can be found helping on a set, attending film festivals, or playing video games.
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