Generational trauma and the sins of the father are the main preoccupations of Insidious: The Red Door, a perfectly fine sequel that's focus on confronting trauma rather than forgetting it makes the film a satisfying end to the Lamberts story and the decision to bring these characters back worth it by the end. Patrick Wilson and Ty Simpkins are both great, their fractured father son relationship and the slow process of rebuilding it is definitely the strongest aspect of the film. Sinclair Daniel does a really good job as comic relief however Rose Byrne is sadly wasted this time around with about 2 or 3 scenes at the most. As a debut, Patrick Wilson's direction is competent but nothing more. He proves he can make a conventional horror just as competently as anyone else but doesn't bring anything unique or interesting to set himself apart from everyone else. The scares are mostly cheap jump scares and loud noises apart from a memorable MRI sequence.

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