Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Geraldine
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Haven Kaycee
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
skitkotte
This is over of those movies would have looked awesome if it were shot on film instead of digital. I was really put off by the digital look and sound. Made it look like some TV show instead of a movie. But Perkins feels like someone who will be able to make wonders in the future. This one wasnt it though.
westsideschl
Addressing the one, two or three star reviews unless you pay close attention to what is said and timelines it can be confusing. Do not expect a fast food cheap just show blood, etc. movie. If lost during the movie it might help to read the Wiki overview of the movie (only read as far as figuring out what's going on. Briefly it's one time period followed by another many years later, and they both meet at the same place - the school. Acting superb; sounds effects & lighting minimal, unique and very effective. Yes, people die, but not in a cheap slasher flick style - subtle and thoughtful. Not a movie that will be forgotten w/time.
contact-86263
But ultimately falls flat. There was nothing gripping or interesting in this film. The music was horrendous - that alone was a big turn-off. Why use two actresses to play the same person when they almost appear to be the same age anyway (9 years difference supposedly)?All in all a big disappointment. 3 stars for the effort to be different.
Tom Fitzgerald
This is a movie you will have to watch twice for sure to truly understand it but that's OK because you will want to watch it again anyway. I watched it twice back to back and was even more riveted the second go around. This is a superb satanic movie with all of the necessary ingredients to make it one. The acting is very good across the board but especially true for the actors playing the characters of Kat, Rose and Joan. The soundtrack (score) was equally superb and added tremendously to the film. Some seem to think it was distracting but I thought it very enhancing from start to finish. I very nearly gave this movie a 10 and frankly I'm not sure what made me shave off a star/point. It's a movie you have to pay attention to because it jumps around quite a bit and utilizes flashbacks. All in all I think the film was quite masterfully done. If you have a short attention span or are someone that likes fast paced action and a film that starts at "A" and ends at "Z" without any sort of zig zagging around...you probably should skip this one. If you don't enjoy a movie that requires some thinking and puzzle solving then again, this is one you should probably skip. I wanted to write a review without any spoilers but that's sort of difficult because it's the ending that's still got me puzzled. I'm going to watch the movie again in a week or two and see if I still believe what I think is happening to Kat/Joan in the last scene is really what I think is going on. I think she missed the demon and wanted it back desperately. Her trip back to the school was going to happen no matter what but getting picked up by Rose's parents was something Joan/Kat didn't expect or plan. Maybe that laugh in the bathroom stall after she realized Bill & his wife were Rose's parents was because she thought her encountering them was a special gift from the demon? I think she murdered them and took their heads off as an offering...a gift to the demon. Upon arriving at the school with their severed heads and going to the furnace room once again where she had been shot by the police officer, she hoped to be reunited with the demon who she had asked not to go when the priest was performing the exorcism. The demon was no longer there and no longer possessing her, it was gone...the priest's exorcism worked and the demon was gone forever. I believe her reaction in that last scene was the realization that the demon was in fact gone for good and that realization was devastating for Joan/Kat. Great movie...watch it!
