Insidious: Out of the Further | Film Review

 

When Gemma (Amelia Eve) discovers that she can travel into the Further, she has to fight for her life when something follows her into the real world.

I love the Insidious movies, so I was really excited when I heard there would be a new addition to the franchise - even though it definitely could have ended with the last one.

I thought this movie was okay. Not one of the better instalments of the franchise but a solid horror nonetheless.

I liked the focus on a new family, but when this happens (like with Insidious 3), the filmmakers have to actively remind the viewer that this is an Insidious film, and I didn't feel like this movie did that very well. Other than having Elise back (which was great!), this didn't particularly feel like an Insidious movie.

As always with these movies, there are some great jump scares. The scares are obvious; you can see them coming a mile off, but they're still fun to experience.

I wouldn't say the movie is particularly well written. It focuses more on the scares than the story.

It was really interesting to be able to explore the Further as deeply as this movie allows, but it means less to fans of the franchise because we didn't get to do this with the characters that we already know and love.

That said, there were a couple of links to the other movies that were cool, if also brief and tenuous.

I've already mentioned Elise, but while it was great seeing her again (and Lin Shaye is an icon), she didn't add anything to the film besides enabling the filmmakers to use Insidious in the title, which was a shame because it's always so great to see her in this role.

So overall, while the film is entertaining, it doesn't go much beyond that. The story doesn't work as well as it could, and without Elise and the Insidious title it's just an average horror movie.

5.5/10