Catharina_Sweden Yes, we have watched this story before. A man has to save his family from a - real or imagined - supernatural threat. If you have read or watched a lot of horror stories, the plot is quite foreseeable. For instance, it was obvious when Shawn received the gun, and we got to know about his terrible childhood memory, that the history was going to repeat itself somehow. I also realized very early who the little boy really was (recognized him from the family photo).Still, there was a doubt about what was going on until the very last scene - which is good and unusual in movies. The acting was excellent, and there were also several good scares. You learn a bit about witch lore as well - this had demanded some research for the movie-makers. All in all, I think it was one of the best movies on the witch theme, that I have ever seen!

jjchvz I Don't'T KNOW WHO WROTE ALL THESE REVIEWS, BUT THEY WERE WRONG. I AM JUST AN AVERAGE VIEWER, but this is a waste of time. Please believe me, I often rely on this site to decide if a movie is worth watching. This film however has been tainted by people who obviosly have an interest in the movie.The comments are lies. Piece of crap. Please do not waste your time. I never write reviews, but I thought that the comments were so misleading that I had to spare someone else the ordeal of sitting through this piece of crap. While the actors were good, the story was so overdone. Please believe me. I hope you heed this warning. Don't waste your time.

slayrrr666 "Conjurer" is an utterly poor and hardly worthwhile affair.**SPOILERS**A year after a miscarriage, Shawn, (Andrew Bowen) and Helen Burnett, (Maxine Bahns) move out to the countryside with Frank Higgins, (John Schneider) and Marlin Dryer, (Tom Nowicki) who tells them he's going to let them live in a small house while he finishes their new home. Attempting to get settled, he begins to think he's the target of something as whenever he goes near a dilapidated shack on the grounds something terrible happens. Eventually learning of an old story about the first owner who had cursed the cabin against those who would move in, he realizes the connection between the story and the events that have transpired to him and he tries to convince others of the dangers on the house before the deadly curse that's still alive takes them all out.The Good News: There wasn't much to this one that worked. One of the main issues is that there's some rather good haunting scenes, even though most of them are incredibly short. The main early scenes out in the cabin, first when he discovers the broken fragments on the floor that results in the thumb accident that plays a big role in the rest of the film and the second one where the hallucinatory snakes and maggots are shown to be involved despite not appearing later, are fine at building up a small level of mystery about the location, and a later scene where smashed and scattered fragments of something would've been a blast had it actually done something with them but it's still a pretty creepy scene. The witch burning vision during the thunderstorm comes the closest to working well due to the freaky vision and the set-up with the storm, but again is never capitalized upon. Even other potentially fun scenes, like the faulty projector or the flashing lights in the house in the distance, could've been good and at best, tend to make for a nice atmosphere. There's also a fairly lengthy scene following a foot-chase through the woods against an unknown victim is fairly good, and the finale is probably the best part of the film. With the haunting in the cabin turning into an armed chase through the darkened house with plenty of surprises to pop out of nowhere, it's fairly entertaining and certainly makes for some adrenaline to flow through the film, and with a somewhat original twist to occur certainly helps. The only other part that actually works is the back-story, which like most good ghost stories is rooted in legend and is somewhat chilling, providing the perfect basis on which to hang a horror film. These here are all that really work for this one.The Bad News: There was some pretty big problems for this one. One of the biggest issues, as it's the one that takes up the most amount of time, is the film's rather horror-less feel to it. It's very rarely when the film feels like a horror film, which is most of the good parts, which leaves the rest of the time spent on a lot of themes or ideas that aren't very scary or horrifying. Frankly, the idea of watching them argue over what to paint a specific room in the house or how the rest of the family is reacting to his stories aren't that interesting, and when the idea of him slowly going certifiably-insane becomes a focal point halfway through with his repeatedly unsubstantiated claims of funny business occurring in the cabin, not only does it not be scary but it really becomes irritating and annoying when it keeps playing the same card over and over again. This leads the film into an incredibly dull-like feeling and makes for some really boring times within the film, especially during the ending when it somewhat peters out instead of building up to a grand finale. That's another problem with the film, which is it's weak and entirely confusing finale. This one doesn't even let you know it's over until the credits begin rolling, which is bad enough, but the visuals and the story told are just utterly confusing and don't mesh at all. This one ends up feeling really lame when it's all over and doesn't leave much of a positive effect when it's over. Another big problem is the film's censored feel, which never sits well in a film. The first half of the film presents the wife as constantly horny and wanting some action, yet it never shows it and cuts away just before, and it has no problem later on showing her changing while wearing nothing but a bra, which is a total tease. There's also the lack of violence here, which really doesn't deserve it and would've added something fun to the film. The last flaw is the film's incredibly short action scenes. No matter how fun they are, the fact that the longest one lasts all of a minute, and that's pushing it to the extreme, simply shows that this one is not at all concerned with keeping the film moving along, which is a big problem as some of them had the potential to really stand-out, yet they're not given the time to do so. These here are the film's flaws.The Final Verdict: Even though it may seem there's some good stuff here, most of it's hardly worth the effort and is overtaken by the flaws. Really only see this one if you're into the style of this one or a fan of the creative side, otherwise this one will have the flaws more apparent than those who won't matter.Rated PG-13:Language and Violence

karaktakus99 this film is not really a horror film, but more of a supernatural thriller like sixth sense. in that sense, it has a ghost and scary scenes, but also focuses on the psychology of its characters. i was intrigued by the characters and got caught up in their tragic love story. yes, there are familiar ghost story elements here, but the story is handled well, with intriguing developments that kept me glued to my seat as the suspense escalated. at several points it sent chills down my spine and gave me goosebumps - my standard for an effective chiller! (it's also got a couple of jump-out-of-your-seat moments!!)... i also really liked the ending!... it involves a twist i didn't see coming (and i saw it with some friends who didn't either)... if Saw 5 or Hostel is your idea of a great horror movie, you should probably skip this one, but if enjoy intelligent, character-based chillers like the Orphanage and the Others, then you will like it.