{"id":2004229,"date":"2025-09-07T16:27:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004229"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:27:42","slug":"last-rites-rt-score-sends-mixed-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/last-rites-rt-score-sends-mixed-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Rites&#8217; RT Score Sends Mixed Signals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_madd2lcapbsnpfcddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_madd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus for the supposedly final chapter in <em>The Conjuring <\/em>franchise has debuted, but it\u2019s sending radically mixed messages about the fourth installment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Critics Are Lukewarm, at Best<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Currently, <em>The Conjuring: Last Rites<\/em> (in cinemas Friday) stands at a fairly respectable 63 percent positive critical consensus. That doesn\u2019t sound too bad, but it\u2019s the second-lowest consensus in the franchise so far after 2021\u2019s awkwardly titled <em>The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It<\/em>, which sits at a paltry 56 percent. Though an improvement over its immediate predecessor, the 63 percent consensus for <em>Last Rites<\/em> is a far cry from the critical praise heaped upon 2013\u2019s <em>The Conjuring<\/em> (86 percent) and 2016\u2019s <em>The Conjuring 2<\/em> (80 percent).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the 63 percent average, at this point it\u2019s difficult to find any outwardly positive reviews for <em>Last Rites<\/em>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/the-conjuring-last-rites-is-a-long-overdue-finale-in-a-dismal-franchise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Men's Journal's review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Men&#8217;s Journal<\/em>&#8216;s review<\/a> called it &#8220;ceaseless and utterly tiresome&#8230;a long-overdue finale.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/entertainment\/movies\/the-conjuring-last-rites-review-a-dour-send-off-for-warren-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Seattle Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Seattle Times<\/em><\/a> called it \u201ca dour send-off,\u201d while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/the-conjuring-last-rites-review-vera-farmiga-patrick-wilson-1236354949\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> wrote that the \u201cfranchise [is] clearly suffering from fatigue,\u201d slating the film as \u201cfull of stale scares\u201d and likening the plot structure to \u201ca family sitcom.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/reviews\/the-conjuring-last-rites-review-1236504198\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> panned the film, calling it more of the same in a \u201chighly derivative horror series\u201d which \u201cis well past its utility.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/conjuring-last-rites-movie-review-fee578d995adcc4d26e53de7e9f06721\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> also criticized the picture, calling it \u201ca disappointing send-off; more an eccentric family drama than a real chiller.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">But Some Have Been Positive<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/04\/movies\/the-conjuring-last-rites-review.html#:~:text=There's%20an%20underplayed%20dimension%20to,drama%20than%20a%20real%20chiller.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>, however, praised the film\u2019s \u201ccombination of the franchise\u2019s signature alchemy: saccharine family hugging and laughter combined with ankle-level blood pools.\u201d Matt Zoller Seitz, writing for Roger Ebert\u2019s site, was one of the few critics to give a wholly positive assessment. \u201cThe climax of <em>Last Rites<\/em> is as tense and unsettling as you want to be, but it\u2019s also warm and inspiring,\u201d Zoller Seitz wrote in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-conjuring-4-last-rites-film-review-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his three-star review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his three-star review<\/a>, \u201cbecause unlike a lot of movies that sell the idea of families being stronger when they all work together, this one totally believes in it and sells it with all the skill and emotion it can muster.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><em>The Conjuring: Last Rites<\/em> is in cinemas nationwide from Sept. 5.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/conjuring-last-rites-rotten-tomatoes-score-sends-mixed-signals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Men's Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> on Sep 4, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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