A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church.
After a while, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate......
This had all the makings of a being a potentially really good film. It has a legacy, the franchise isn't too bad, all five previous films have some sort of unique element to them, yes, even the remake and that weird fourth one that nobody saw. The trailer looked good, even though it had elements of the first Donner film.
And it starts amazingly. We have special guest star Charles Dance in the pre credits scene, giving us a little exposition and letting us know what we are in store for, and it's just a chefs kiss of the horror genre.
Then the film starts proper, and we meet Margaret, who is brilliantly played by free, and we follow her to Rome, where she meets with other special guest star Bill Nighy, and she meets her roommate. At the covenant, she meets a strange girl, who is drawing ugly pictures. She's sinister because she is pale.
Her and her roommate go clubbing, ad then the film just falls flat, and the film never recovers from the wonderful opening.
Jump scares are cheap, there is a twist that you can see coming from a mile off, and it just becomes a chore to watch.
The cast are great, and although there is an air of tension throughout the film, you know that some of the characters will be safe, after all, this is a precursor to the Donner film, and this also really affects the films narrative.
The film picks up in the last five minutes, but only because it references the first film, and it makes you want to watch something that is better than this.
The thing is, this will make a lot of money, it's part of a franchise where the first film is something else, but people will see right through this, and wil leave the film disappointed.
After a while, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate......
This had all the makings of a being a potentially really good film. It has a legacy, the franchise isn't too bad, all five previous films have some sort of unique element to them, yes, even the remake and that weird fourth one that nobody saw. The trailer looked good, even though it had elements of the first Donner film.
And it starts amazingly. We have special guest star Charles Dance in the pre credits scene, giving us a little exposition and letting us know what we are in store for, and it's just a chefs kiss of the horror genre.
Then the film starts proper, and we meet Margaret, who is brilliantly played by free, and we follow her to Rome, where she meets with other special guest star Bill Nighy, and she meets her roommate. At the covenant, she meets a strange girl, who is drawing ugly pictures. She's sinister because she is pale.
Her and her roommate go clubbing, ad then the film just falls flat, and the film never recovers from the wonderful opening.
Jump scares are cheap, there is a twist that you can see coming from a mile off, and it just becomes a chore to watch.
The cast are great, and although there is an air of tension throughout the film, you know that some of the characters will be safe, after all, this is a precursor to the Donner film, and this also really affects the films narrative.
The film picks up in the last five minutes, but only because it references the first film, and it makes you want to watch something that is better than this.
The thing is, this will make a lot of money, it's part of a franchise where the first film is something else, but people will see right through this, and wil leave the film disappointed.