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.
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As for the movie, who does not like Jeffrey Dean Morgan? From TWD and his masterful performance as Neegan to his role in this, he never disappoints and to be fair, although the movie really does not do the book any justice, how can it? It would take a series to convert any James Herbert Novel to the silver screen but the problem with this is that it is not really very scary and the horror is somewhat tame with a really poor ending that feels so rushed, it really leaves the viewer feeling rather cheated! It is unfair to compare any movie to the book it was taken from, so I am merely reviewing this impartially as an honest review of a new horror film without pointing out where the book differs or criticising it based on that and so I am giving it a fair 6 hatchets out of 10 on the horror scale - JDM elevates it above the base average 5 stars it would have been without him! What can I say? I have read all the books and never been disappointed with any from the Rats to the final Ash novel, he will be sadly missed. There is really no way in hell (pardon the pun) that any movie can take the atmosphere, character development, story development, and creative horror genius that exists in the writing of JH (Who incidentally, I rate above Stephen King and even Clive Barker as the best horror writer of all time). It was a very sad day when he passed to the other side and to be honest, I do not think it is possible to convert any of his books, realistically, to a movie format although possibly the best and truest to the book from which it came was "Haunted (1995)" although while not a good port from the book I also enjoyed "The Survivor (1981)".
I have read every book the horror genius, that is James Herbert, has ever written.
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.
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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.
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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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