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As middling, somewhat serviceable horror fare, it delivers its own share of jump scares, but whatever visceral effect it might have had wears off the instant the credits begin to roll.
The quiet stretches actually serve their purpose here, creating a sense of intimacy with the characters as opposed to simply marking time between the shocks.
Tepid ghost story Insidious: Chapter 3 tries and fails to emphasize character-driven drama over cheap, jump-scare-intensive thrills.
You sort of want to give the movie a pass. But given its distinguished forebears, Insidious: Chapter 3 doesn't quite live up to expectations.
They say the third time's the charm. Not with the Insidious series, it isn't.
You need more than a few sudden noises and scary shocks to make a good horror movie. But 'Insidious: Chapter Three' is at least an OK horror movie.
A big ol' sack of dull.
Insidious: Chapter 3 may be a slight improvement over the previous sequel, but with its continued over-reliance on jump scares and a basic, repetitive plot, it merely becomes another chapter that will leave horror fans unsatisfied.
With the complement of a supremely likable cast and heaps of effective jump scares, the chiller ably matches up to its underrated predecessors.
It never really adds up to much in the end, leaving this chapter of the ghost-loving series with and a mediocre conclusion.
This movie is unnecessarily sadistic. ... The story would have been just as effective without [some of its] scenes of violence, which verge on exploitation.
Whannell offsets the supernatural mayhem with a palatable dose of regular life.