Overview

• Early aggregates point to a lukewarm reception, with Rotten Tomatoes at about 60% from roughly 50+ reviews and Metacritic at 51.
• Critics note effective set pieces and chemistry between the leads while faulting familiar franchise beats and an overlong pace.
• The film dramatizes the Smurl family haunting in 1980s Pennsylvania, centering on a cursed mirror that ties into the Warrens’ past.
• Michael Chaves directs the R‑rated entry starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy, with a reported 2 hours 15 minutes runtime.
• Positioned as the final mainline chapter of a $2.2 billion franchise, the release is tracking for a strong Labor Day frame, with some projections eyeing around $80 million globally.