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Admittedly I love found footage films; if you can't stand them the payoff of the insane ending might not be enough for you to get into this one. That said, even if you can barely tolerate FF horror you should check this one out. It's a slow burn but the premise is a bit different as the reason for filming is a Vatican team investigating a supposed miracle at a small church; one of the team has been involved in an investigation that went bad and has a love of the bottle, so the team is told to keep filming at all times to reduce the possibility of more screw-ups. A non-church-affiliated techie has also been hired, and it is the relationship between this character (Gray) and the hard-nosed booze-loving investigator Deacon that anchors the film. On first viewing it's a typical FF mystery that seems to be building up to some demonic entity, but the final act goes batsh*t crazy and takes a turn that is both unexpected and one of the most highly disturbing horror scenes I've ever seen. The final images have stayed in my brain for days now and forced a re-watch, at which time the clues that were being dropped about that harrowing ending were much more apparent. The nice character development between the two leads really works in the movie's favor to carry you through the slower bits, and to heighten the horror of the film's final moments. Definitely worth a watch AND a re-watch to better catch how the true mystery is being stitched together.

This is a classic horror film that deserves more recognition than it gets. The suspense and tension build so slowly that you don't even notice it happening. By the time all hell breaks lose, you are fully under the movie's spell. It is not a fast-paced movie, and it's not full of jump scares and gory kills. This was made in 1972 after all, and standards were quite different then. But it's not purely a psychological thriller either. It's more like Gothic horror with an early 70's twist. A predecessor to a lot of the creepy kid films that came later like The Omen.

It's OK, but only just. Probably would rate it higher if I were a legit Foo Fighters fan, as it is I am aware of them and like what I hear from them but have never gotten into them beyond that. I love horror and while this has some fun elements and pretty cool kills, they are backloaded and the first and seconds acts are SLOW. It really drags until the final act and no one in this is strong enough as an actor to watch them pad a film for 45 minutes. Still, worth a watch if you can just take it for what it is and not expect too much.

Awful. Not one person in this movie was even remotely likable or worth rooting for. The entire first half of this movie consists of some incredibly unimpressive attempts at creating suspense and everyone fighting with everyone else. The plot was transparent and uninspired. The acting was awful and the dialogue was trite. Mostly played out like a Hallmark channel melodrama about rotten marriages and rotten people...It was honestly so boring it made me angry...how did this even get made?

This movie is beyond slow. Half of the runtime is Beth walking slowly through houses. The actress playing Beth is terrific, but the script makes her unlikeable. We never see anything that makes us want to root for her. And the gist of what Beth discovers about her husband after his death is WAY too easy to figure out - the fairly uninspiring final-act supernatural twist doesn't do anything to add to the story; it just gives the characters an "out" for their bad deeds. Started out promising with great eerie tension, but that tension never EVER builds to anything. It stays one-note throughout and is just boring overall.

James Wan had a lot of fun with this one and it shows. Don’t take it seriously and you will enjoy the hell out of this. I did feel it start to drag but stick with it - the turning point is WELL worth the wait. I have since re-watched it and was pleased to find that there were clues both large and small being dropped throughout - so the twist isn’t a cheap one; it’s just well-concealed until Wan wants to show his hand. I agree the resolution is lackluster - but it also feels like a setup for a sequel. I’m here for it if that happens.

I didn't expect to like this at all, but I love RuPaul so I decided to give it a go. AJ is terrible in the first few episodes and threatens to tank the whole thing, but soon the character grew on me like she grew on Ruby. The plot is silly and trite and some of the characters are just one-dimensional as hell, but overall I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this anyway. Tia Carrere in particular goes over the top with her role in just the right way and I actually found her hilarious. If you go in without expecting much more than some lighthearted feel-good and yes, very Oprah-like storylines, this will provide you with a few good hours of entertainment and leave you feeling uplifted and happy - something we all sorely need right now!