MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Robert Joyner 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

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Scott LeBrun "The Unholy" isn't bad at all as far as religion themed horror goes. It goes too far into cheesy monster mayhem for its final act, which hurts the overall impact because up to then it's quite a serious and interesting enough look into the whole idea of temptation and the ability to withstand it. Co-written by veteran Philip Yordan and the films' production designer, Fernando Fonseca, it tells the story of a young priest, Father Michael (Ben Cross), who miraculously survives a 17 story fall. After this, he's assigned by an Archbishop (Hal Holbrook) to take over a church that has been shut down for three years due to the death of the former priest. It's up to Father Michael to vanquish the evil that returns to this location in order to collect pure souls, specifically priests and virgins. The film is set in New Orleans and, truthfully, it would have been nice to get a little more of that unique Old World flavour inherent in the city. As it is, the film mostly takes place in interiors. Still, director Camilo Vila maintains a very somber mood and works with cinematographer Henry Vargas to create some decent lighting schemes. The story has just enough twists to keep it intriguing, complete with a red herring. It benefits from the sturdy performances of its well chosen cast, with the engaging Cross as a man of principle and good intent. Holbrook is excellent, of course, and the late Trevor Howard is a joy as Father Silva, speaking his lines in an amusing sing song style. Jill Carroll is endearing as Millie, the young girl who becomes attached to Michael. Ned Beatty is likable as the police detective on the case, although his character is never properly paid off. William Russ has the most flamboyant role in the film as the club owner who dabbles in occult related imagery and rituals for the sake of a good show. But it's Nicole Fortier whom the audience is likely to remember the most: the ravishing redhead is temptation personified as the human incarnation of the demon. Bob Keen handles the special effects work, and does a good job, but the truth is the film would have been better served without resorting to traditional horror trappings that are unfortunately more goofy than anything else. Still, it's always nice to see a genre film espouse the power of faith, and the timeless idea of good vs. evil ensures a reasonable amount of involvement. Overall, a decently entertaining film. Seven out of 10.

Condom-full-of-Hatred The Unholy was a film that had an awful lot of good going for it, but like the teenage boys who have rented this back in the day, it blew it's load all over the floor after the hot redhead shows up naked in the first minute of screen time. Me, I'm a sucker for any film that deals with possession, the catholic church and priests. I guess it was my upbringing, but nothing terrifies me more than the thoughts of demonic possession or exorcisms.Unfortunately, the only terrifying thing here is how poor a director Camilo Vila is. We start of with a priest praying at the alter of his parish church, only to be confronted by some hot demon in the form of a naked redhead. We get a good peek at her pubes n' bubes before she rips the horny priest's throat out with her bare hands. Cut to a few years later, and young father Michael (Ben Cross, looking very suspiciously like HP Lovecraft...hmm) is brought in by police detective Stern (Ned Beatty) to try and convince a rooftop jumper to come down. Somehow, this guy turns out to be possessed and throws Father Micheal out the window.By some miracle, Father Michael wakes up in hospital without a mark on him. The local Archbishop (Hal Holbrook, really slumming it here) decides that this is the priest he has been looking for to re-open the church after the last priest was murdered. Father Michael isn't here long before some strange things start to happen in the church, and he himself is seeing visions of the naked redhead, and being drawn to investigate things further.To spice things up, we get scenes in a 'satanic' nightclub, where Father Micheal meets probably the worst actress in this film, Millie, (Jill Carroll). She may somehow be connected with the past murders, or is it her bizarre boyfriend/boss, William Russell? I won't bother trying to piece together the plot of this one for you, suffice to say it ends up in a pretty fun monster mash in the church, as Father Michael finally battles 'The Unholy'! The Unholy has two glaring problems from that start. A terrible, nonsensical script, and direction that's flatter than Paris Hilton on her back. Some scenes are so badly directed it's hard to tell if the cuts between two actors talking are actually between two people in the same room! Events happen with no real tension, and drift off the screen just as lazily. We do get some gory and sexy goods in the opening scene, but then it's a full hour before anything else really happens. We are just left to watch legendary actors like Hal Holbrook and Ned Beatty stumble through poor dialogue whilst Ben cross looks like he slipped into a coma for most of the shoot. As I mentioned, Jill Carroll's performance gets a standing ovation for laugh out loud moments. Some scenes (Her finest moment is when she has a breakdown and starts shouting 'no!daddy no! don't touch me again!' Has to be seen to be believed) might of had some weight to them if directed properly, but I get the feeling director Vila was too gob-smacked by the hysterics to do anything but let the camera roll on her for five minutes.OK, enough complaining, because The Unholy isn't without some merits. Firstly, it delivers nicely on nudity, which is always a good thing. The only actor to get props from me here is William Russell, who gives a thoroughly entertaining performance as the pimpish boss of the nightclub. He also gets a pretty sweet death scene, which is one of the few great moments in this film. Also, when the demons finally get angry in the last twenty minutes and appear, some good stuff goes down. who would have thought that one of Satan's top demons has midget monsters as part of his entourage? Well, now you know. The demon or 'Unholy One' himself is pretty mean, if not a man in a badly articulated rubber suit. The f/x are by the guy who did the Hellraiser f/x work, but here, he is let down by too much bright lighting and poorly set up shots. Probably not his finest moment. We also get some random flashes of gore that have nothing to do with the film, but were added by the producers looking to get the blood hungry crowd in. Fun times.This is the kinda flick most of you will never bother hunting down, unless you saw it years ago on VHS and are looking for a stroll down memory lane. As I said, there is some fun to be had here, I just wish the actual film-making didn't suck so hard.

avlehs-1 This movie was very entertaining and had some really cool 80's special effects(my favorite). I also watched this on Fear.net for the first time(as a poster stated). I was really wrapped up in the story but when the demon midget exploded I almost wet myself. I don't know why but it caught me off guard. I still chuckle when I think of the scene but it didn't ruin the movie for me. I didn't watch this movie as a kid like most of my favorite horror movies from the 80's but I really enjoyed it. I guess I somehow missed this movie as kid, as I have no memory of it. I don't even remember it on the shelf at my local video store and Southtown Video had a ton of horror movies. Oh well, I guess it was a small town video store after all. I recommend it to any horror fan and especially to 80's horror fans.

HumanoidOfFlesh Ben Cross plays Father Michael,a Catholic priest who ends up at an abandoned New Orleans church where two previous priests have been ghoulishly murdered on their own altar.Pretty soon he's dealing with an inquiring detective,a reticent archbishop,a pseudo-Satanist named Luke,a virgin and a blind priest who keeps trying to warn him that the Devil is more than an idea.There is also red-headed demon played by Nicole Fortier who provides some lovely full-frontal nudity."The Unholy" is a pretty weak horror film with some familiar cast and tons of clichés.There is some gore including blood vomiting,but nothing really shocking or impressive.I really wanted to like this film,but I couldn't.5 out of 10.