Insidious 4: The Skeleton Key Directed by Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan, Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimensions) Written by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) Starring Lin Shaye (There’s something about Mary, Insidious) Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) Angus Sampson (Fargo, Mad Max: Fury Road) Kirk Acevedo (The thin Red Line, Dawn of The Planet of The Apes) & Caitlin Gerard (Magic Mike, The Social Network.
Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet - in her own family home.
When the first Insidious Movie came out I was very cautious because I didn’t kno what to expect and when I went to see it I was the only one in the theater so that was an experience in itself. I thought it would be a major disappointment in quality and box office but I was wrong. The movie was so fresh and new and very freighting at times that I fell in love with it. Part 2 was the same new elements that happened in the first were shown in the second and even though it wasn’t better it was a solid movie. They should’ve stopped there because the 3rd was a horrible horrible movie altogether. So why about the 4th installment the only thing that gave me hope knowing this was gonna come out was that Elise was in this one.
So this film is a prequel to the first Insidious and I will say it’s not what the third one is thankfully it’s better than the third. It’s not an overall good movie but it’s not a bad movie. There are a lot of tense moments in this film although there are a few cop outs it doesn’t ultimately ruin the experience. This movie ends where the first film begins which I thought was a cool thing to do although I think the final destination franchise executed it better. When we are taken to the further is sometimes disappointing because we are basically seeing a lot of the things we have already seen in previous films. This movie works because it follows Elise and I’ve always thought she was the most interesting character in this franchise. We learn how she got these powers but overall her arc is very good.
There are a lot of jump scares in this film some of them work others you can see coming a mile away and one scene where the director plays with the audience where he makes u believe the jump scare is coming and keeps you waiting and then boom. Which was very effective. Maybe they are trying to tie in the further with the upside down and the sunken place who knows. Come to think of it that might be very interesting. They have said this was the last one but they say that about every franchise Movie. To rank them I will go Insidious 1,2,4,3 in that order.
Final Thoughts: Better than I expected especially for a January release. Some very effective scares and a lot of heart with a great tie in to the first film. No characters wasted everyone has something to do.
Final Score: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 27%
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