Style: Suspense Horror
Administrators: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
Starring: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East
Operating Time: 111 minutes
Synopsis: Sister Paxton (Chloe East) and Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) are younger Mormons door-knocking to unfold the religion. Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) invitations them into his remoted spooky dwelling with a promise of assembly his spouse and having fun with blueberry pie. The seemingly jovial and clearly educated Reed engages Paxton and Barnes in cerebral sparring about faith, however when neither Mrs. Reed nor the pie materialize, the 2 younger women notice they could be in plenty of bother.
What Works Properly: The primary half drips with psychological suspense constructing behind smiley discourse, propelled by Hugh Grant having fun with a profession spotlight as the marginally smarmy however whip-smart debater prepared to show the mental tables on hawkers of spiritual dogma. The previous remoted dwelling in the course of nowhere with a storm raging outdoors is an efficient setting, and each Sophie Thatcher as Sister Barnes (assured and avenue clever) and Chloe East as Sister Paxton (uncertain and extra fragile) excel on a journey that begins with changing others and ends with pure self preservation. The concentrate on defining the “one true faith” is dealt with with depraved aplomb.
What Does Not Work As Properly: Though the ending is spectacular, a lot of the third act meanders away from the sharp-edged alternate of uncomfortable concepts and in the direction of much less fascinating horror tropes.
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