at the very least this is a movie i had fun with.
i’m not familiar with the source material so i can’t say how good of an adaptation this is, but it felt fresh and the money that was poured into it actually feels like it was well spent compared to most of the big budget movies being released today. This is definitely his best English film yet, but my problems with the film are the same as my problems…
i’ll start by saying i enjoyed this. well at least the first half. the entire film is more of an academic rehashing of both views on religion, and i don’t think it really picked a side or made any clear, non derivative points. it basically cites religious studies but doesn’t offer its own opinion. if i had to identify with any of the characters philosophies it would definitely be hugh grants (who’s very good as the pretentious academia type that…
watched this when i was about 12 yearsold with my dad and visited the georgetown steps after. it’s the most i can remember being scared while watching a movie. it still holds up after 10 years, maybe not as scary but still deeply disturbing.
this was a lot better than i expected. it feels like a combination of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The House on Sorority row, except in my opinion it’s better than both. it effectively doesn’t show who the killer is which leaves room for the investigation to actually be interesting. acting is pretty good and i don’t think it really leans into camp too far if so at all.
