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5.3/10
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A family struggling with loss find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon trying to destroy them from the inside.A family struggling with loss find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon trying to destroy them from the inside.A family struggling with loss find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon trying to destroy them from the inside.
Daniel Ben Zenou
- Chayim
- (as Daniel Ben-Zenou)
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- TriviaOriginal title for the film was "Abyzou".
- GoofsAt around the 1 hour 18 minute mark when he continues to make the circle after being interrupted, it shows he made a gap in said circle. (Note: It may have been filled later off camera, you never see an overhead shot of completed circle).
- SoundtracksAbyzou
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I was not impressed. The premise has potential (an ancient Jewish-kabbalistic demon is on the loose within an orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn and turns on innocent people), and the setting in an old town-house with in the basement a mortuary is atmospheric and pleasantly creepy, but that's about it. The as horrific intended effects only come from several noise-burst-induced jump-scares and creaking doors, it's not enough to make this into a satisfying horror-flick.
The story is complicated, for instance the nature and intentions of the demon are unfathomable (it was apparently summoned to bring a dead loved-one back to life, but for some reason it now kills people and even feeds on children), and the CGI of the demon itself is hardly scary, it has the surprising form of a giant moose or deer with big antlers. The constant apparition of a ghost in the form of a little girl is rather cliché, and towards the end, when the main characters have some kind of climactic show-down with te demon, things get rather repetitive and in spite of all the turmoil even tiresome. The acting of Emily Wiseman is fine, but Nick Blood goes way over the top, with his constant wide-eyed horror-filled gazes or sinking into baffled stupors.
The story is complicated, for instance the nature and intentions of the demon are unfathomable (it was apparently summoned to bring a dead loved-one back to life, but for some reason it now kills people and even feeds on children), and the CGI of the demon itself is hardly scary, it has the surprising form of a giant moose or deer with big antlers. The constant apparition of a ghost in the form of a little girl is rather cliché, and towards the end, when the main characters have some kind of climactic show-down with te demon, things get rather repetitive and in spite of all the turmoil even tiresome. The acting of Emily Wiseman is fine, but Nick Blood goes way over the top, with his constant wide-eyed horror-filled gazes or sinking into baffled stupors.
- johannes2000-1
- Mar 17, 2023
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- Ofrenda al demonio
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- Gross worldwide
- $3,096,295
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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