Insidious: The Red Door

Synopsis:

Josh Lambert heads east to drop his son, Dalton, off at school. However, Dalton's college dream soon becomes a living nightmare when the repressed demons of his past suddenly return to haunt them both.

Movie Review:

“Insidious: The Red Door” is directed by Patrick Wilson (making this his directorial debut), and it is the 5th ‘Insidious’ movie in the horror franchise. I was excited for this movie because they were bringing back the original family that was haunted in the first two movies, but sadly I thought this storyline was boring throughout with an unsatisfying ending. Patrick Wilson did a good job behind the camera directing some of the creative jump scares and creepy intense images. In front of the camera, he returns to play Josh Lambert the father, and he does have a decent story about the complicated relationship with his ex-wife and his children especially Dalton. Ty Simkins plays Dalton Josh’s son who is still scared of what happened to him when he was a kid. His hatred for his father makes him unlikeable at times which made him a hard character to cheer for. My favorite character in the movie was Chris played by Sinclair Daniel Dalton’s roommate and her character is sarcastic and funny which adds some much-needed spice to the story with Ty. This movie had its share of issues. The story was not interesting and lacked real horror scene material. Some of the older characters from the two previous films like Rose Bryne were wasted and hardly on screen for any length of time. And the finale was anticlimactic and ended quickly. “Insidious: The Red Door” is a well-directed movie from Patrick Wilson, but it was a bore…very disappointing. I am giving “Insidious: The Red Door” 2.5/5 stars.

Director: Patrick Wilson

Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Lin Shaye, Andrew Astor, Hiam Abbass, Sinclair Daniel, Peter Dager, Juliana Davies, and Rose Bryne

Runtime: 107 Minutes