The Sacrament

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Richard L @KaneLives Aug 22 Powerfully directed and (mostly) brilliantly acted, The Sacrament is a thrillingly escalating descent into madness. While it certainly could be argued that it's a bit slow and ultimately underwhelming, and perhaps too predictable in its intentions and unfolding, there's no denying the grace with which West managed to put it all together. See more thiago S @Thiagostone Jun 9 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Bruce M @BruceMc 07/01/2025 Just watch something about the real Jonestown massacre, this is boring. Can we just stop already with these ridiculous "found footage"/fictional documentaries? See more Stoner J. @Stoner 06/14/2025 Very disturbing watch. Gotta say, my favorite West movie. Wish he would do more found footage flicks. This one’s fairly realistic too like he wrote this fashioned after Jonestown. Kinda depressing watch but a satisfying ending. There are some very punishing scenes, almost too punishing, but it’s good. See more John C @RT25427934 10/22/2024 I hate ‘found footage’ films. There’s simply too many of them these days and they’re all basically the same. Just because ‘The Blair Witch Project’ revitalised the genre, it seems that every wannabe film-maker is trying his hand at one. Let’s face it... they’re cheap and easy to produce, not really relying on fancy special effects for scare tactics. Personally, I think all ‘found footage’ horror films should come with a warning on them, letting us – the viewing public – know that we’re in for ninety minutes of shaky camera footage with actors whispering directly into the camera from right up close during alleged times of tension. In fact, if ‘The Sacrament’ did have a label on it saying that it was ‘found footage’ I wouldn’t have watched it in the first place. However, I did. I mainly watched it because it had Eli Roth’s name attached to it and I still think he has some good stories left in him (even though I haven’t really enjoyed much he’s done since Cabin Fever). And, amazingly it’s watchable. That would be how I describe it – watchable. Not good, just watchable. And, based on how much I hate ‘found footage’ films, ‘watchable’ is a reasonable compliment. We get the same old documentary film-makers travelling to some cult’s commune in the middle of nowhere to track down one of their lost relatives. Guess what... all is not what it seems. I won’t go into detail, as you can probably already guess what sorts of perils they run into. You get the same shaky camera-work, chases through woods, characters sticking their faces right up close to the camera and filming themselves. Nothing new, but, when compared to all the truly horrendous ‘found footage’ rubbish infesting DVD bargain bins, at least I managed to sit through this one without turning it off halfway! See more Margaret T @Margaret47 07/09/2024 Ti West has clearly done his research: it's hard to imagine a better movie could be made about Jonestown. This film brought the absolute horror of that day to life for me. The needless and appalling way all these people, nearly a 3rd of whom were children, died. Horror is the only word I know that comes close. Edit: Many commenters seem confused. The filmmaker has always been totally transparent that this is a simplified retelling of the Jonestown massacre in a modern setting. He's not hiding that whatsoever. I'll bet money that West heard the nightmarish Death Tape, and it got under his skin for good. And so he had to make this. See more Read all reviews

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