![]() ![]() There’s also a nice little twist involving the ghosts Elise appears to be seeing inside her home, a revelation involving them easily the film’s most startling aspect. ![]() Robitel manages a handful of truly unnerving moments (one of which is frustratingly ruined by the trailer, so don’t watch that), while his primary demon is a disgusting monstrosity with keys for claws that’s as abhorrent as it is gruesome. ![]() ![]() Still, this is a decent enough haunted house tale, and I’ve always found the concept of The Further to be decidedly creepy. Especially when one rolls in obvious character additions who are inserted into the story only so the series can continue into the future without its primary character if this latest entry proves to be a success, meaning their chance of meeting a grizzly end is roughly the same as Elise’s (i.e. It’s the inherent problem the majority of prequels end up having to deal with and, as clever as Whannell connects things together, from a dramatic standpoint the overall effect can be slightly stifling. Only problem, by taking Elise back home, by having the focus of the horror be on her and her family alone and no one else, there’s no danger that she’s gone to be harmed or damaged by the time the film comes to an end. The same could be said about The Last Key. There was genuine suspense to be found inside that story, and even if Whannell’s (who made his directorial debut on the prequel) scenario didn’t go anywhere surprising, it made far fewer of the comedic tonal missteps that frustratingly marred both of Wan’s directorial efforts. Heck, if I’m being honest the only one I enjoyed start to finish was 2015’s Insidious: Chapter 3, and that was because it focused entirely on Elise and dealt with a case where the outcome could be in doubt as it had nothing to do with the Lambert family. Not that I’ve ever been a huge fan of this series. Still, Whannell’s script isn’t without its merits, new director Adam Robitel ( The Taking of Deborah Logan) doing a nice job conjuring up an image or two that sent a few justifiably unsettling shivers up my straightened spine. There’s never any doubt as to what the outcome is going to be for, if there was, then Elise’s battle to save the Lambert family from total destruction never could have taken place. Insidious: The Last Key brings the popular horror series created by writer/actor Whannell and producer (and director of Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2) James Wan full circle, this fourth installment connecting directly to the events dealt with in 2010’s first film. ![]()
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