Film Review – Insidious: Chapter 3

2010’s “Insidious” was a fresh take on haunted happenings, yanking director James Wan out of a directorial slump and putting him on a new path of terror interests that pulled away from his dismal “Saw” origins. It was a snappy, scary ghost story that felt self-contained, but box office was juicy, and the moneymen rang the sequel gong quickly. In 2013, “Insidious: Chapter 2” was released, and while the sequel made a fortune, creatively, the series immediately started to sink. Without a viable story and considered scares, Wan couldn’t mask the cash-in motivation for the follow-up, effectively ruining a good thing. And now there’s “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which loses Wan, allowing writing partner and series actor Leigh Whannell to step behind the camera, making his directorial debut. Unfortunately, Whannell makes a disappointing impression, with his “Insidious: Chapter 3” the least frightening and dramatic of the bunch. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com