The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Director: Michael Chaves Michael Chaves

Overview

Immediately after 11-year-old David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard) and his family move to Brookfield, Connecticut, paranormal things start happening, with him seemingly being the main target. As he begins to exhibit strange behavior and have waking nightmares of different demonic entities, the Glatzels call on Catholic priests and paranormal experts, Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), to help them cleanse their home of the evil it houses. Directed by Michael Chaves.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/2021
UPC:	0883929707874
Original Release:	2020
Source:	Warner Home Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vera Farmiga	Lorraine Warren
Ruairi O'Connor	Arne Cheyenne Johnson
Sarah Catherine Hook	Debbie Glatzel
Julian Hilliard	David Glatzel
John Noble	Kastner
Eugenie Bondurant	The Occultist
Shannon Kook	Drew
Ronnie Gene Blevins	Bruno
Keith Arthur Bolden	Sergeant Clay
Steve Coulter	Father Gordon
Vince Pisani	Father Newman
Ingrid Bisu	Jessica
Andrea Andrade	Katie
Ashley Leconte Campbell	Meryl
Sterling Jerins	Judy Warren
Paul Wilson	Carl Glatzel
Charlene Amoia	Judy Glatzel
Davis Osborne	Infirmary Patient
Nicholas Massouh	Doctor(as Nick Massouh)
Stella Doyle	Kennel Customer
Megan Ashley Brown	Young Lorraine
Mitchell Hoog	Young Ed
Jimmy Gonzales	Boss
Franco Castan	Police Officer
Mark Rowe	Police Sergeant
Chris Greene	Deputy Martinez
Lindsay Ayliffe	Judge
Zele Avradopoulos	Duty Nurse
Jacinte Blankenship	Paramedic
Jay Peterson	The Linebacker
Robert Walker Branchaud	Prison Guard
Kaleka	Jury Foreman
Victoria Palmeri	Composer

Technical Credits

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	Screenwriter
Michael Chaves	Director
Richard Brener	Executive Producer
Michael Clear	Executive Producer
Michelle Morrissey	Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter	Executive Producer
Victoria Palmeri	Executive Producer
Peter Safran	Producer
James Wan	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is the latest installment in The Conjuring supernatural horror film franchise, which is loosely based on true stories. In this iteration, the first-ever possession case makes its way into the US courts when a young man claims that the devil made him commit a gruesome act. Two paranormal detectives are tasked with proving the existence of diabolic evil, human possession, and deducing whether or not the young man is truly to blame. In 1981 Connecticut, a young boy, David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard) is possessed by an evil spirit. His family calls two paranormal investigators, Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) to try to figure out what's going on. Along with a priest, they attempt to exorcise the demon from the young boy, unsuccessfully. David's older sister's boyfriend, Arne Cheyenne Johnson (Ruairi O'Connor) asks the demon to possess him instead of the boy - to which it concedes. However, it comes with the bitter costs of Ed's health, as well as Arne's sanity. Later, a bloodied Arne is walking aimlessly down the road when the police stumble upon him. He's accused of murder when they discover that he's done something truly horrible. His only defense is to claim that he was possessed by a demon. Called in to help defend Arne, Ed and Lorraine's unshakeable faith in the supernatural needs to not only prove that the existence of the evil is real, but that it is responsible for the demonic possession of Arne that led him to commit murder - which would get Arne off the hook for death row. But with Ed's suffering and many more acts of wickedness to overcome, will the two demonologists live through their exploration of haunted houses to prove that Arne is innocent - if he even is? Directed by Michael Chaves (The Curse of la Llorena), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is very competent on many levels, especially in its pacing and ability to offer a care factor for the lead characters. Ed and Lorraine are sweet enough to garner genuine sympathy for their plight, while Arne is a mishmash of villain and hero, seemingly a murderous antagonist and a possessed protagonist at the same time. A darker tone than the other films, there's a maturity at work in offering a layer of scares, along with creepy scenes that offer goose bumps. Sinister forces are at work, making good people's lives miserable. However, despite a promising setup, the film loses some of its momentum as it desperately tries to retain its energy through the climax. Dark, gruesome, and eerie at every turn, there is plenty of shock factor in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Supernatural villains are as scary as some of the murderous people running rampant, under the guise of possession. There's no lack of scares, gore, or abundant special effects that dazzle and surprise, although the humans behind it all deliver the best performances.