I watched this movie hoping to see a good horror about a demon, a cursed doll and at the same time this year's freshman, well, about everything in order. To begin with, it's worth saying that throughout the entire film, I did not leave the obsessive memory of Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby", the storyline is painfully similar. In fairness, it should be said that this film has a different plot, but it is simply impossible not to think about Polanski's picture while watching, even if the content diverges, outwardly this film is like a Stalin double offering a photo for 10 bucks. Also, the film borrows, albeit reluctantly, from the "Dead Silence" of 2006, which in similar films does "Chucky", I don't know, since the intersections are only in the presence of dolls. But if "Rosemary's Baby" is really a mystical masterpiece, and James Wan's creation is the best horror about a doll that I know, then things are sad here.

During the first 45 minutes of screen time, the doll appears 3 times But almost the rest of the time we see the preparations of a married couple for the birth of a child, as in a family movie. I understand that an introduction is necessary, but not half of the film "join". After that, the most action begins, namely the scared to hell main character, the supernatural and, oh yes, the doll! But what scares her is unlikely to frighten the viewer, all the scenario techniques are banal, the priest is as typical as possible. The doll is almost not involved in the film... Instead, there will be plot-related game characters.

One thing in the film is really pleasing - the game of Annabelle Wallis. She really makes this film and has the audience to herself. In scary scenes, fear is clearly visible on her face, and this is a plus. But if the viewer knows how the movie is shot, namely that all the sounds are superimposed later, then only the impression of a natural game remains. It's like an exam at an acting school. Ward Horton also played well, but his role is limited by the image of a typical "husband stone wall". A strong actor's pair is balanced by a weak one, namely a "black fortune-teller woman.