The Nun [Movie Review]


So, finally, The Nun is released in Malaysia and I went on to watch it during the premiere.
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I  just couldn't wait for the weekend to watch the horror flick. Thanks to my bestie, Ms Paris for the tickets to the movie and to learn the origin of the stressfully frightening and evil ghost Valak that we first saw in The Conjuring 2

SYNOPSIS

The movie started with two Nuns opening a door that leads to one of them ended up being pulled into the darkness and leaving a key to the other one. Running with the key, the escaped nun went into her room and when a dark nun-like figure moving towards her room, she jumped from her window with a rope tied around her neck.
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Are you looking for me, Sir? I am behind you 
The Nun Trivia
  • Directed by: Corin Hardy
  • Produced by: Peter Safran & James Wan
  • Story by: James Wan & Gary Dauberman
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Running Time: 96 min
  • Budget: $22 million
Her almost-unrecognizable corpse was only found weeks later by Frenchie, a local that has been entrusted to send food supplies to the abbey from the nearby village.

Mistaken the case as a suicide,  the Vatican send for Father Burke and Sister Irene, a novice, to investigate the case in the abbey in Romania. With the assistance from Frenchie, the trio went into the abbey to look for evidence of the suicide case. The duo learned the history of the abbey - it was a castle owned by an evil-worshipper but the church managed to subdue him before he summoned a great dark and evil spirit. However, the spirit still roams the castle/ abbey to look for openings to start messing with the world. In order to keep the spirit in the underworld, the Nuns pray non-stop and the act has been successful thus far.
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I've told you, ladies, I mistakenly read the signs. I thought it was the mens' room. Sorry but I have glaucoma.
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I have to do my make-up in the dark, so please pardon the creepy look.
The abbey was supposed to be empty but the trio was greeted by the 'Reverand Mother' upon their entry into the abbey. Frenchie was asked to return to the village and the duo stayed the night in the abbey. 

And not soon after Father Burke sleeps, the haunting begins. The duo has to fight furiously as their opponent is stronger than any problems they have faced before.
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Where are you Valak? Here's a lamp so that you could do a better make-up.
Will the duo (or trio) be able to stop the spirit from menacing the abbey and soon the village?

MY REVIEW

Plot: 3.7 / 5.0. I was actually looking forward to learning about how Valak came into being. But this movie is about the spirit of Valak wanting to look for a mortal body to possess so that it can menace the world. I was a bit disappointed but still try to enjoy the movie. Somehow I can tell that the movie is not directed by James Wan as it lacks the scare scenes that I thought could be bigger and scarier. The plot is somehow predictable (as I keep on comparing to the first Conjuring). 

Cast: 4.0/ 5.0. I have no complaint whatsoever about the cast. Each played their part convincingly. 

Will I watch it again: I would but not in the cinema. To me, the script was a bit mellow and some of the scenes transitions was quite abrupt that somehow is disturbs the continuity of the storyline. It is a good horror movie but it could do much better, with all the hype going around about the movie.

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23 Comments

  1. Tak berani nak tengok cerita The Nun sekarang ni. Tengah sarat mengandung, kang terkejut tak pepasal. Kite kiv dulu untuk lepas berpantang hehehe

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  2. macam best je The Nun ni rawlinsss hahaha.tapi saya sejenis penakut la nak tengok cite hantu.dalam hati memang nak tengok tapi sejenis penakut.macam mana hahaha

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  3. tengok iklannya memang nampak seram..huishh..memang takkan la tengok dekat wayang..tengok ramai-ramai dengan family, baru ok..hehee..

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  4. Tak berani sangat nak tengok cerita seram ni. Tengok cerita Munafik 2 pon dah terkejut-terkejut inikan cerita Nun ☺

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  5. Cerita seram seram macam ni saya memang tak tengok sebab membuatkan penontonnya berfikiran yang bukan bukan di tempat yang gelap

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  6. Nmpk mcm best tp tgk triller dia mcm xbrni tunjuk valak tu... Ke silap? Huhu.. Tp suka dgn crita horror2 ni...mencabar diri betul klo nk tgok mlm2..hihi

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  7. Rahib pun boleh di jadikan watak hantu ya. Macam macam zaman sekarang ni nak jadi modal cerita seram

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  8. Seram je rupa rahib tu. Tak berani nak tengok seram ni sekarang. Dulu kuat jugak tengok cerita seram macam ni.

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  9. Perghhhhh ni mmg seram kan.. cerita2 mcm ni mmg Liez suka tgk, klau takut just tutup telinga hahha.. mmg nak kena usha la movie ni..

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  10. Agak kecewa sebenarnya tgok cite ni sebab macam mengarut.jauh expectation dari yang lepas tapi jump scared dia power

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  11. Sekarang trend citer hantu muncul di pawagam.. AM kalau menonton di panggung memang xnak beli apa2 even air atau popcorn.. nak tahu kenapa?? Sbb bila time nak mengunyah tetiba scene terkejut dah xpasal2 popcorn berterbangan di udara atau hujan air dlm panggung.. hahaha

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  12. Tengok trailer macam seram giler ni..tapi ada baca review drp beberapa kawan, cakap indah khabar dari rupanya citer ni..

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  13. Lajunya Rawlins pergi tengok. Mencii !! Nak tengok jugak. Katanya banyak scene seram dan mengejutkan. OMG tak sabarnya nak tgok. Tp ada jugak yg expectation dorg x sampai bila tgok cerita nie. Anyway, pendapat masing2 kan dan berbeza.

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  14. ada org kata scary dan best..ada yang kata biasa..apapun..katanya sebelum conjuring dan anabelle..dan banyak perkara mistik berlaku sepanjang pengambaraan haruslah ank tengokkan....heheheh

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  15. Wow at least dpt bayangan dari review Rawlins...tq story.

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  16. Ini termasuk dalam kategori cerita yang saya sekeluarga jauhi. Tak minat tengok cerita seram dan tahyul mahyul. Anak anak pun jadi penakut.

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  17. Ohh macam tu ke plot nye.
    Kalau cerita seram, kurang babak suspense, memang kurang seram lah jawab nya.

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  18. OMG Dah tengok malam tadi.Seram sangat. Ika dalam tu menjerit sebab terkejut. Lepas tuk kan orang depan Ika usha setiap kali Ika menjerit. Cerita hantu takkan aku nak gelak pulakkan? nanti kata Ika kena rasuk. Memang best!

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  19. The nun tak tgk lg.yg conjuring 2 da tengok..rasa mcm nk lempang2 ja valak ni..mnyebukkkkk ja dia nak kacau semua orang..hahahha

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  20. mungkin terlalu awal untuk mereka memperkenalkan valak origin.. should have put her in more movies. baru audience invested.

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  21. Sis mmg suka tengok ceta seram. Nak tengok gak lah nanti..nk tengok keseramanan dia cam mana

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  22. baru tgk midnite show citer ni mlm tadi..sejujurnya aku ni kalau da tgk citer hantu blk x leh tdo bergelap..mesti nak bukak lampu..tapi ok je aku tdo smlm pas blk tgk movie the nun ni..maknanya x sampai meremang dan terbayang la..rasa nya seram lagi Munafik 2 kot..meremang bila ingat2 citer Munafik 2..hantu the nun dia mcm beast je la aku rasa..so biasa2 aje lah..citer conjuring n annabelle tu lagi seram aku rasa..something lack la dgn citer the nun ni..just my pandapat..maybe lain org seram la kot..korg tgk la sendiri..hehehh✌��

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  23. I pun terkejut tgk trailer. Mmg part terkejut tu bjya. Tp i tk seram sgt. Setakat berdoa je kan. Kaedhnya tkde sape yg bdoa setiap masa kan??

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