If you are looking for a movie that is based on Jonestown, this is your movie. However, if you are expecting it to be filmed somewhat true to the Jonestown Massacre...you will be disappointed. The only similarities were the journalists (which were from CBS in real life), people living in a commune in Guyana, creepy cult leader who believes he is God, and of course, the mass suicide. BUT what I CAN NOT wrap my head around how UNINTERESTING the story line they decided to build was. The ACTUAL story of Jonestown was far more interesting. This movie just picked out the main points of Jonestown and said "screw it" to everything else.
What happened in Jonestown was horrible, and this movie could have done an incredible job at trying to tell that story.
In The Sacrament, ~200 perish. In Jonestown, almost 1,000 perish. This is one of my greatest grievances with the movie.
6/10 because it has a great cast and I dig found footage films, but the lack of true Jonestown events just irks me. I mean, come on. It is clear what this movie is based off of. USE IT!
What happened in Jonestown was horrible, and this movie could have done an incredible job at trying to tell that story.
In The Sacrament, ~200 perish. In Jonestown, almost 1,000 perish. This is one of my greatest grievances with the movie.
6/10 because it has a great cast and I dig found footage films, but the lack of true Jonestown events just irks me. I mean, come on. It is clear what this movie is based off of. USE IT!