The Nun: Utter ‘nunsense’
When I first heard about this film, I had seen that the trailer was supposed to be so scary that complaints had been made. When I watched that certain trailer I had high hopes. During the film I was expecting many jump scares; seeing as it seemed to be branded too shocking. Then the full length trailer came out, lets just say I was knocked down a peg or two and ultimately wasn’t expecting much.
Walking into the cinema with the mindset that the film wasn’t going to be great, didn’t really help much. However, lucky for us (some would say unlucky) I got the times wrong for the normal 2D screening. This meant we would have to see it in 4DX, it was pricey but we had driven too far to back round.
Cineworld’s definition of 4DX:
4DX — Be in the movieProviding a revolutionary cinematic experience which stimulates all five senses, the 4DX includes high-tech motion seats and special effects including wind, fog, lightning, bubbles, water, rain and scents, in both 2D and 3D formats. These effects work in perfect synchronicity with the action on screen — creating the most unmissable and exhilarating cinematic experience yet.
This got us excited, a bit apprehensive and slightly scared. I haven’t done many 4D experiences other than the Heineken museum in Amsterdam and all I remembered from that is, we got wet. As we sat down in the big bulky seats with holes in where you knew air would spurt out, all the scenarios of what would happen to us went through our minds. We had noticed buttons which gave us the choice of whether we wanted to be sprayed with water. Why not? It’s all part of this expensive experience, we might as well get our moneys worth.

The film exists as part of ‘The Conjuring’ family. It might have not helped that I don’t think I have seen ALL of those films but I have definitely seen some of them. It also didn’t help that I was thrust about like a rag doll. Anytime someone fell I would get a weird back massage and everytime rain fell the weakest mist of water would slightly dampen you. Any sensation you would get would distract you from this ‘Call the Midwife’ horror show.

I wasn’t too sure what was happening, I understood that the Abbey was unholy and that there was some form of spirit within the grounds but I wasn’t sure why Sister Irene (Taissa Famiga) had to go to the Abbey with Father Burke (Demián Bichir) in the first place. Other than that it was a decent film, the acting was good but it just wasn’t as scary as I was hoping for. In horror films there needs to be tension and suspense but with the slow pace of this film, it just became predictable.

If you’re not a vivid horror film watcher maybe start with this, by the end of it you will want to know if there is anything better out there. The answer is yes.
