After eight spine-tingling entries, demonic dolls, curses, croaky-voiced ghouls and at least three too many exorcisms, The Conjuring Universe reaches its allegedly final chapter. Last Rites arrives as a closing note, sombre but still spirited, anchored by its veteran ghostbusters Ed and Lorraine Warren (played once again with unwavering sincerity by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga).
Surprisingly, Last Rites is extremely watchable even for those who did not keep up with every cursed painting or creepy nun that came before. While returning fans will catch familiar callbacks, the film cleverly refrains from throwing continuity in the viewer’s face like a haunted brick. It is accessible, self-contained and moves at a pace that invites even casual horror-goers (and the occasional “why am I watching this?” partner dragged into the cinema) into its cursed world.
Human stakes over holy stakes
Signs that things are not right are smartly sprinkled throughout and the filmmakers trust the audience enough not to spoon-feed every twist. Ben Hardy plays Tony Spera, Judy’s boyfriend, who has enough charm and alarm to keep things grounded. The chemistry between the younger cast and the veteran ghost-hunting couple creates a sense of generational passing-of-the-torch... though thankfully no one lights that torch and runs off screaming.
From a franchise perspective, Last Rites does its homework. The callbacks, thematic closures and character threads wrap up nicely. Director Michael Chaves, returning after The Devil Made Me Do It, knows his universe and plays by its rules. There are nods to past cases, returning characters such as Father Gordon (Steve Coulter) and enough creepy attic scenes to satisfy longtime fans.
Creepy, classy... and a lil bit more
Still, not every scene hits. There are moments where the film dips into standard haunted house territory and some viewers may feel they have seen this ritual before. It is not a horror reinvention, it is a soft closing prayer. Safe, polished and well-performed, but not the genre-defining mic drop the series may have hoped for.
The Conjuring: Last Rites does what a final film should: it pays tribute to what came before, delivers a satisfying (if unsurprising) ending and does not overstay its welcome. It is a horror film that plays its hand with grace, not going for cheap tricks, but not reinventing the altar, either.
The rites may be last, but they are respectfully done.
CAST: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Elliot Cowan, Ben Hardy, Beau Gadsdon, John Brotherton
PLOT: 6/10
ACTING: 7/10
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