2 May 2016. It's really a disappointment when the end of a decent and likely unique and new look at post-Exorcist horror has a tacked on ending in the tradition of most clichéd horror B movies. With a great use of a musical track for a horror movie, this if it can be called a sedate but refined version of Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Devil's Carnival (2012) presents the occult in a fresh and humanistic way. The well developed psychological, horror thriller avoids the by now over-used blatantly scary scenes and instead uses a more Hitchcock-directed approach.
Unlike some reviews and descriptions, there is very little comedy in this mostly dramatic rendition of a contemporary horror movie. The parallel of the addictive qualities of possession to alcohol or substance dependency recovery is really an eye-opener. Oddly enough this movie doesn't enjoy the prominent gore shock factor to be appealing for some. The main character and later the group leader are both somewhat repulsive at first so that the movie begins on an off-putting manner. Yet overall, this movie is a captivating crime mystery with an occult lure to it.
Other powerful comparable, if not better, movies might be Nomads (1986), Wicker Park (2004), Constantine (2005), Silent Hill, (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Devil (2010), Black Death (2010), and The Raven (2012).
Unlike some reviews and descriptions, there is very little comedy in this mostly dramatic rendition of a contemporary horror movie. The parallel of the addictive qualities of possession to alcohol or substance dependency recovery is really an eye-opener. Oddly enough this movie doesn't enjoy the prominent gore shock factor to be appealing for some. The main character and later the group leader are both somewhat repulsive at first so that the movie begins on an off-putting manner. Yet overall, this movie is a captivating crime mystery with an occult lure to it.
Other powerful comparable, if not better, movies might be Nomads (1986), Wicker Park (2004), Constantine (2005), Silent Hill, (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Devil (2010), Black Death (2010), and The Raven (2012).