The Unholy

Produced by Sam Raimi, 2021's 'The Unholy' promised a lot but could it deliver? SYNOPSIS: 'A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold.' Carried heavily by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 'The Unholy' joins the every growing list of disappointing and forgettable horror movies that use Christianity as the crux of the plot. Unfortunately, you've seen most of this before, and maybe in better films. Morgan is the highlight of the film but when he's not on screen the films really does lose it's way. Which is a shame really. One for hardened followers of the horror genre. 6/10

This film has a unique message that I haven't seen in any other film. (including jumpscares & creepiness)

Decent religious horror flick with some good jump scares & dissappointing cgi effects.

Awful, story was basic and you could see the "twist" or surprise coming from a mile away. It wasn't scary or fun. It's just a bad movie. Also the acting and special effects are both atrocious.

For me, this film was more of a hit than a miss. Having watched a host of recent horror films that were at best uninspirational this little number held the interest and the action was consistent if not always intense. While on the one hand, the film quality screamed budget this did not affect the acting quality, special effects, or action, these crucial elements remained intact. Although billed as horror the feature is a horror with a moral message rather than simply presenting the dark side to shock and this sets it apart. It is not a film that begs a sequel but a stand-alone feature that is able to hold its own throughout the running length. A very enjoyable, somewhat original, and thought-provoking movie. Good acting, a suitable climax, and above all highly entertaining. Not gross or indecent just simply a great story with a good few twists and turns. Sometimes obvious but never too dull.

Esse filme é mediano em todos os sentidos. Os jogos de câmera não tem nada de muito chamativo ou revolucionário, exceto uma ou outra cena no ponto de vista da assombração, que apesar de interessantes, não são executadas direito e chegam a parecer até um pouco estranhas. A trilha sonora é esquecível e segue o mesmo esquema que estamos carecas de saber: aumentar exponencialmente o volume pra forçar um jumpscare fraco. Por falar em jumpscare, todas as tentivas de fazer algum susto bom foram falhas. Não me pegou em momento algum, não me provocou medo e sinceramente a atmosfera de suspense do filme é bem fraca. A temática é bem interessante, não foi chato de assistir, um hora e meia passaram voando porque o roteiro realmente me prendeu. É o tipo de filme guilty pleasure em que você assiste sabendo que é ruim, mas que acha divertido. As maquiagens são bem feitas, os efeitos são péssimos (aquele fogo é meio patético) e as poucas cenas de gore são bem interessantes. No fim, não me arrependo de ter assistido, e assistiria de novo

The plot was so predictable that the only thing i didn't see coming was when I ran out of popcorn. Shocker, he cries with the girl in his arms and she gets revived, no one saw that coming. Saw in theaters and was very disappointed.

Terrible plot and terrible special effects. Don't waste your time

The Unholy ist ein Horrorfilm von Evan Spiliotopoulos (Regie und Drehbuch), die Geschichte basiert auf dem 1983 erschienenen Horror Roman Erscheinung (Shrine) vom Autor James Herbert… Ein Mädchen wird von der Jungfrau Maria besucht und kann plötzlich hören, sprechen und Kranke heilen. Als die Menschen strömen, um ihre Wunder zu bezeugen, entfalten sich erschreckende Ereignisse… Ein religiöser Horrorfilm, der in die Mystik übergeht, mit einer guten und einer bösen Seite und es beginnt der Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse… so wird die Geschichte ein wenig vorhersehbar…

Awful.. there's no other way to describe it but awful