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Insidious: The Last Key
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2018
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Insidious: The Last Key
Positive Reviews
38
Negative reviews
44
Average Rating
2.5
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2.0
Without the snazz of Wans maturing style, they end up looking like Adam Robitels Insidious: The Last Key, a clumsy and internally confused sequel to I ..
Av Club
3.5
But Insidious: The Last Key manages to unlock some humanity and tragedy from a well worn narrative and revive a meandering franchise while bringing it ..
Den Of Geek
2.0
The one thing the otherwise forgettable film has going for it is Shaye, who over the course of the Insidious quadrilogy has miraculously created a rea ..
EW
3.1
Everything looks different, but nothing has changed: Shaye performs a thankless task admirably, and constantly looks vulnerable enough to cry at the d ..
Rogerebert
2.0
This fourth entry in this successful horror series is an example of diminishing returns; though the characters are still interesting, its clear that l ..
Common Sense Media
2.0
With Shayes performance as its anchor, the movie is often a perceptive character study, at least until its hijacked by the same bland trickery that so ..
Indie Wire
1.5
If the film ties together at all, its mostly due to Shayes undeniable appeal.
Variety
2.5
Adam Robitels Insidious: The Last Key fits snugly into James Wan and Leigh Whannells ghastly horror franchise, but rarely unlocks its full potential.
We Got This Covered
3.0
The third sequel is a scare too far, but theres still gimmicky fun to be had.
Time Out
2.0
We move from the 1950s to now, and with that we exit a warm bath of sincere film making to an icy tub of cliche.You can scream, but no one will save y ..
The Guardian
1.3
Robitel occasionally adheres to Wans tested blueprint for setting up scares, characterized by what you might call The Long Withhold, in which the inev ..
2.0
As Elise and her chums study this spectral disturbance, Robitel executes the horror elements competently, but theres a touch of the routine to the inv ..
Screen Daily
2.0
The follow up is at its worst when it indulges in the reliable franchise tropes and at its best when it strains at the boundaries of what you expect f ..
Collider
2.0
Still, its nice to see a horror series confident enough to make its evil fighting heroine a woman of a certain age, rather than confine such a charact ..
Vulture
3.5
Sure, it comes in the middle of one of those theres no way anyone would do something this stupid sequences that fright flicks rely on.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
No, the genuine enigma facing the moviegoing public not to mention genre fans such as yours truly is that the Insidious movies are getting better with ..
3.3
The fact that a 74 year old actress can headline a popular franchise is a cause for celebration in and of itself.
Paste Magazine
3.2
So compared to that crop of lets just call it crop Insidious: The Last Key is a fairly adequate supernatural horror thriller, with a few decent scares ..
IGN
2.5
Shaye is the saving grace of this franchise, but even she cant save this movie from the January curse.
The Young Folks
2.5
Scares come hard and fast, but theyre underserved by its paper thin plot and characters.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Insidious: The Last Key is a solid finale to the Insidious franchise that gives series lead Lin Shaye the chance to take a graceful final bow.
Screen Rant
3.0
But if you are a diehard fan of the genre and are looking for some spine chilling thrills and a well made horror mystery, please look further.
2.0
Its a reasonably cleverand relatively gore freemodern horror movie, even if it trailed off in the final act.
One Guys Opinion
1.9
God help me, but I found the climax to Insidious: The Last Key to be quite moving.For a horror sequel, anyway.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
This is a horror film for people too timid to appreciate real horror.
ReelViews
2.0
10 1 5 / 10 Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Insidious series is watching how writer Leigh Whannell manages to squeeze out new directions fo ..
Blu Ray
4.5
Director Adam Robitel creates a tone unlike anything his predecessors generated; mournful yet warm, the movie engenders sympathy for the characters ev ..
Chicago Reader
1.3
Since this is a supernatural horror movie, of course that suggestion never pans out within the story.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
Filmmaker Michael Gracey does a fantastic job of immediately drawing the viewer into the briskly paced proceedings, as The Greatest Showman kicks off ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.5
I cannot think of a thing in this movie that actually scared me...nothing really built tension the way a good horror movie should.
You Tube
3.0
This barely recommended effort doesnt offer much hope for the series creative energy.
Eric Ds Nider
2.5
For the most part, however, Ive seen enough films to know if a new comedy is truly funny, a romantic comedy will make you feel warm and fuzzy inside a ..
Screen It
3.5
New to the franchise director Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) and returning editor Timothy Alverson have fun with the mechanics of the PG 1 ..
The Wrap
2.5
And good for this teen targeted franchise for casting her time and again.If only the movies were just a little better.
News Day
2.0
Other than that, its one hour and 47 minutes of cheap jump scares and dull grinding of gears.And that does not a good horror film make.
Film Journal
2.0
The problem with Insidious: The Last Key is that it simply doesnt have the slightest enthusiasm to muster up something fresh for its fans.
Hindustan Times
3.8
Fans of the franchise should have a pretty good time, and the newcomers who come with them shouldnt be lost along the way.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
CLOSE Venture back into The Further with the latest installment of the horror franchise.
Az Central
2.5
A lot of fumbling over themes of family unity and believing in yourself and that abusive fathers may not always be the most trustworthy people.
Mountain X
3.5
The hot and cold interplay between Shayes earnest, determined seer and Sampson and Whannells dopily enthusiastic nerds is by far the films most appeal ..
Npr
4.0
If youve come this far in the supernatural horror series, you may have developed a fondness for Elise and her determined approach to quashing monsters ..
Flim List
3.5
The Last Key also delivers an exhilarating ride with plenty of twists and suspense.
Film Inquiry
2.0
The experiment of granting Elise front and center attention has worn thin despite reliable performances from Lin Shaye.
Flickering Myth
2.5
The film is riddled with irrational characters, story ideas that dont land the way they should, and the cheap loud noise jump scares that put audience ..
Flim Threet
2.0
Films dont come much lazier or by the numbers than Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth and, judging by that title, the last (or maybe not as it turns ..
Boston Herald
3.5
Pure silence is one of the most effective tools in a horror/thriller directors arsenal and Robitel uses it well.
Lyles Movie Files
4.5
It is more than standard horror movie fare.It is, at its core, a metaphor for abusehow it can haunt us, how it never really goes away.
Birth Movies Death
1.5
Her super performance keeps the narrative interesting in this otherwise limp movie.
Deccan Chronicle
3.1
It just sort of rests tenuously in some sort of bland, easily digestible horror middle ground, and as such theres little reason to hate the film even ..
Movie Freak
2.0
That doesnt say much for Insidious: The Last Key, the series fourth installment, and if youre banking on that Last in the title being a binding end to ..
Detroit News
1.5
Which made me wonder why Elise just doesnt stop talking about ghosts so that her father stops beating her but you dont ask logical questions in films ..
Tumblr
2.0
It wasnt a great movie, but it functioned as a mildly satisfying ghost story that, unlike Chapter 2, could stand on its own.
Consequence Of Sound
3.5
Slight but entertaining, Insidious: The Last Key is an enjoyable bit of disposable popcorn horror that will likely be embraced by the teen audience fo ..
Film Ink
2.5
On one level its a conventional horror movie, directed by Adam Robitel in the immersive but not too confronting house style of the series.
The Age
2.5
Theres no deep dread or eerieness here, just the sense of people who have lucked into a profitable franchise and are milking it for all its worth.
Maki At The Movies
2.0
Very similar to other Insidious films but the backstory of its lead character, Elise, provides depth we have not seen before.
You Tube
3.0
A lot of the strengths of this movie comes from the performance by Lin Shaye as Elise. Shes always good, but this film entirely focuses on her charact ..
You Tube
2.5
Blumhouses Loud Noise and Jump Scare factory churns out another effort, this time from the franchise which kick started it all.
Star Burst Magazine
2.5
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Stuff
2.5
But much of this hard work, from incoming director Adam Robitel and his solid cast, is undermined whenever the film is sucked into The Further.
Scmp
1.5
Its hard to feel suspense for people we dont know much about, and Insidious: The Last Key compounds that lack of suspense by being yet another prequel ..
Ign
2.0
Thats the only reason I can offer for why such a film exists.It borrows from other horror films to the point where it doesnt feel like theres any fres ..
The Film Pie
3.5
Its filled with reveals and scares that feel fresh not just for the franchise, but horror films in general.
Io9 Gizmodo
2.5
And if a ghost might be thinking about ghosting the franchise, imagine how the viewer might feel.
Chicago Sun Times
2.5
The latest installment in the Insidious series offers very few scares, little suspense, and no surprises.
Nyc Movie Guru
2.5
But its worthwhile mostly for the chance to see Shaye keep lapping the younguns of the franchise.
The Ringer
3.8
(The movie poster doesnt lie.).Deliberately and knowingly cheesy, The Last Key keeps our expectations low and fulfillable, letting shadowy ambience an ..
Daily Herald
3.5
Horror has long been a more progressive genre than its been given credit for.
The Daily Beast
2.5
Creepy beings streak by in the background of scenes, or loom up out of nowhere, solely because its time for another BOO!
reason
2.5
But ultimately, after its promisingly tense opening, The Last Key turns into narratively cluttered ghost story boilerplate.Its pretty good by the stan ..
Alternate Ending
2.0
The ideas are all there, but it almost feels like a first draft.And while the first two Insidious movies established a very distinct visual identity, ..
Scifi Now
1.0
But no, The Last Key cant stop ringing the doorbell of its own surprise.Should you see this movie
Lainey Gossip
2.5
But mood is all the film has going for it.The plot devolves into a convoluted tangle of well worn horror tropes, spooky imagery and awkward family mel ..
Seattle Times
1.5
But if individual movies dont offer a satisfying beginning, middle and endas The Last Key decidedly does notthen whats the point Its not all bad.
Film Journal International ..
2.0
Despite our real world being more terrifying than anything a horror film can portray, audiences still hunger for seat gripping scares.
Fresh Fiction
3.5
But for a horror series running on its fourth entry, nothing about the story reads as laurels resting or stagnant, and there are enough new and unexpe ..
Black Girl Nerds
2.5
Other than Shayes presence, it has always fared best as a genre exercise.
Concrete Play Ground
1.5
Always seemingly frightened to the verge of an emotional breakdown, she appears an unlikely candidate for her line of work.I mean, do you really want ..
Original Cin
2.0
Overall this is a predictable horror movie that relies on jump scares rather than mental darkness. Insidious may have run its course.
The Australian
2.5
Shayes performance and the fast paced flow keeps this fourth and hopefully final chapter of this horror franchise give a somewhat satisfying ending to ..
Rendy Reviews
1.5
The film isnt a total bust, but having linked it back to the original film, it seems like a good time for creators Wan and Whannell to call it quits o ..
Third Coast Review
2.0
Unnecessary and far from noteworthy, Insidious: The Final Key should provide the final nail in the coffin for the film series.
Ion Cinema
3.0
The franchises new entry gives the sage a sense of what was missing in Chapter 4.
3.0
As a horror movie, Insidious: The Last Key is well done and enjoyable. As a vehicle for an older actress, its pretty great.
Assignment X
2.5
Its hard not to admire Insidious: The Last Key, the latest prequel in the demon chasing franchise, for showcasing a seventysomething, kick ass heroine ..
Sf Chronicle
1.5
Insidious: The Last Key is pure January release bait and the best kind.
Mid West Film Journal
2.5
Sadly, the film doesnt stick with this different direction and disappointingly reverts back to the expected narrative path.
Bloody Disgusting
1.5
The last key repeats its predecessors tricks and shows that the franchise is exhausting itself.
2.5
A sequel that lacks importance and relevance. This was unnecessary. .
3.1
Here, evil feeds off hate and can only be defeated with love, which is a nice sentiment but one that doesnt quite get the spotlight it deserves, leadi ..
From the Front Row
3.5
Insidious: The Last Key may be the strongest Elise story since the original, as it has the luxury of focusing on Elise rather than bending over backwa ..
Monsters And Critics
1.5
In what proves to be a leap into the voidahem, The Furtherand very well may be an unstoppable fall of terminable velocity for this once buoyant franch ..
Film Monthly
2.0
But she doesnt have the magnetism to carry a film, and The Last Key feels that much more untethered and pointless for the lack.
Maddwolf
3.5
Theres a thoughtfulness to her character that makes this latest sequel something very special, and I think Robitel has done a great job of constructin ..
Daily Dead
1.5
The version of The Further on display isnt scary or creative even by low rent, seasonal haunted house standards.
1.5
Insidious: The Last Key is a letdown from its predecessor, yet not as much as Chapter 2 was after the first.
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
2.5
With a mediocre first film, a promising sequel and a rock bottom third, the latest movie is a flittering sign of hope because it manages to be mediocr ..
K Gun 9
3.0
As a mainstream horror, Insidious: The Last Key does what it sets out to do; there are plenty of drawn out scare sequences, and plenty of the expected ..
The Hollywood News
2.5
The film simply becomes too preoccupied with its next jump tactic.Beyond the genre ready skill director Adam Robitel exhibits, the real highlight of t ..
The Fright File
3.0
Leans harder than the others have on the central theme of hauntings as a metaphor for generational trauma and psychic scarring though it doesnt lose s ..
Geek
1.5
She doesnt like Pina Coladas or getting caught in the rain but she does like Ezra Miller a whole lot.
Screen Queens
2.0
Instead, everything is wrapped up in a nice bow to make sure theres no need for further sequels.
Tracking Board
3.5
...a surprisingly enthralling capper to a series that was on the verge of running out of steam.
3.5
Simply trying to cover your eyes in anticipation isnt going to help. (
The Movie Blog
1.5
But my goodness, how Shaye holds you, even through the most routine of jolts and the most ludicrous of circumstances.
Beta La Times
2.8
Insidious: The Last Key fulfills my wish of learning more about Elise, but it is still probably the weakest installment of the franchise.
4.0
But with everything, the film works. It knows what it does and does it well.
Vanguardia (Mexico)
3.0
With Deborah Logan, its cult malarkey over scientific throughline; here, theres a perplexing coziness to the most awkward and wonkiest form of jokes, ..
In Session Film
2.0
The Last Key is not actively seeking to venture into political territory. The movie simply functions this way due to the accident of its release durin ..
Dayton City Paper
1.5
You can expect the fun scares these films have provided over the last eight years, but after four films, it seems they are struggling to follow throug ..
Jordy Reviews It
4.5
She is everything that a lead needs to be: shes charming, admirable and you cant help but root for her.
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