Good scary flick overall but some complaints

As with other James Wan horror movies, I think The Conjuring 2 is very good. But I notice they tend to start out strong with almost PERFECTLY timed scares only to have the plot fall apart towards the end. No different here.

My four complaints are:

1. The climax felt contrived and cheap. Having Lorraine explain to the audience how knowing a demon's name gives her power and then using it to banish the demon in one fell swoop just seemed like they needed to end the movie in a hurry.

2. This is not only a complaint for this movie but horror movies in general. There's only so many times the audience will buy that a character will hear something strange in a known haunted house and wander around alone in the middle of the night without screaming "Holy sh*t, the f!@#$ing toys are alive! EVERYONE WAKE THE F!@#$ UP AND HELP ME!"

3. Speaking of toys, I liked the look of the Crooked Man, but he felt out of place in what was an otherwise 'realistic' style horror movie. He felt more like he belonged in a Tim Burton film.

4. As a skeptical atheist, I took offense to the way the "skeptic" character was portrayed. She was shown as being heartless and dismissive - unwilling to do research before making her claims and obviously not all skeptics are like this. Although, one could argue that this is simply payback for the myriad films in which Catholics and other believers are portrayed negatively.

But other than that, I still say James Wan is the best horror director we have working today. The setup and initial scares were almost flawless. Can't wait or his next one and hopefully he'll address these few points!