"The Unholy" is a fairly generic and mediocre horror movie actually. It felt like these performers weren't really allowed to unfold and give the performance a full 100%. But even with the likes of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, William Sadler and Cary Elwes on the cast list, then the movie just never really managed to get out of the mediocre lane given the somewhat lazy writing and the predictability of the movie. When I sat down to watch "The Unholy" I must admit that I was stoked, because of the movie's title, its premise and because of a rather unique and interesting ensemble of cast. The movie from writer and director Evan Spiliotopoulos just was a bit too predictable and generic, relying on jump scares that you see coming a mile away. Yeah, hold on now, because there is a but here but, the movie just wasn't outstanding. And I will say that the movie definitely was watchable. I was recommended to watch the 2021 horror movie "The Unholy", so of course I sat down to watch it. I found it unique and the dialogues were surprisingly mature. The design of Mary worked for the most part. The acting, cinematography and the idea behind the film is solid. Even though the film has its high and low, it is a must watch for the horror fans. Over all this is an entertaining film that deserves higher rating than the current. The production value dropped a bit in the second half as well. I found it a bit like the Messiah (2020). It would have been a great film if it continued in the same direction but the second half took a different direction. Creepy atmosphere, great acting, fitting soundtrack and some effective jump-scare. Now I loved the first half, it had all the element of a great horror film. One tells a horror story another is a mix of different ideas that did not work out very well. The Unholy is a merging of two different films. As Gerry pushes the story of miracle to the world he senses something sinister might be lurking behind the shadows. By sheer luck he finds the story of the century, a deaf-mute girl Alice miraculously recovers in front of his eyes. This is a story of, Gerry Fenn, a disgraced journalist looking to restore his place in the industry. If you liked the first half of the film check out Evil (2019- ), if you liked the second half of the film checkout Messiah (2020). "Wherever God goes, the unholy follows." 7.5/10 The first half is superb, the second part wobbles to find direction but overall an entertaining film for horror film fans. Solid 6 IMO due to acting and overall theme. But, hits a wall halfway through and never recovers. Entertaining for at least half the movie. It's like they spent a year recording the first half and a month on the second. Second half of the movie ignores the setup, ignores the characters and goes straight to the source of the problems. First half of the movie does a good setup job for the characters and direction. It provides the conclusions verses letting the audience figure them out. Even though the story felt like one we've seen a million times, I liked the premise and overall theme but the movie veers off and hits walls, then takes off at full speed before veering off into more walls. Directing and Editing were just OK and could have been better IMO. Of course, the movie didn't feel connected to itself after 52 minutes and goes wildly into warp speed conclusions. At times, it felt like the cast was not as connected to the movie as they could be. Cricket Brown was especially impressive because I believe this movie is one of her first larger productions and she gives the impression of being a pro in this department. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, William Sadler, Cary Elwes and Cricket Brown were all great. That all said, I think the cast was good. I'll admit, I'm a bit of a sucker for horror movies based around religion as generally they seem to be more interesting to me. However, it's definitely a fairly original take on the classic horror genre (demonic/possession). likely had an issue with the script and pacing. I think people that are genuine and gave the movie a low score. Almost like two different directors made this movie. Second half, feels like a rush to the finish line. First half sets things up and it's creepy and exactly what you'd expect. First half of the movie feels like a different flick than the second half. While The Unholy is DEFINITELY not a 10 or a 9.
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