The Sacrament (2014)
IMDB genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Ti West
Writer: Ti West
Starring: Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley
This is usually my initial reaction
to movies that claim to be ‘based on real events’:
When I then investigate and realise
that there’s very little truth to it I relax again. However, The Sacrament was
the other way around. I had read dozens of positive reviews for this film but I
knew very little about it and having only seen this DVD cover:
Which I think has a
supernatural/demonic possession feel to it, it’s fair to say I did not know
what I was getting into when it appeared on Netflix this month!
That didn't end up being a problem
though as I was blown away by this film and reading about the real events that
the film loosely portrayed ensured that it left a lasting impression.
People may be put off by this being
(yet another!) found footage film but if you are the one of those people I
would say please don’t be, please watch it. This isn't one of those shaky,
Blair Witch type films and in fact I barely noticed that it was filmed in this
way.
The Sacrament reminded me of The
House of the Devil in a lot of ways (if you haven’t seen that watch it right
now!) in that it’s a slow-burner with not much happening besides a permeating
sense of dread for much of the movie followed by a full-on ending. This
certainly isn't a bad thing as, without giving too much away, the ending is a
real punch in the gut.
All of the actors were brilliant but
the particular stand-out for me was Amy Seimetz as I thought she played the
evolution of her character perfectly.
In conclusion, all the good things you've heard about this film are true, check it out.
General Opinion:
Scare Factor:
The events could really happen and that sends shivers down my spine.
Gore:
There’s not gore throughout but what is there is quite brutal and used very effectively.
There’s not gore throughout but what is there is quite brutal and used very effectively.
Comedy:
This comes from banter between the film crew at the start of the film but it’s not sustained, this is definitely not a comedy)
This comes from banter between the film crew at the start of the film but it’s not sustained, this is definitely not a comedy)
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