The Gathering (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Brian Gilbert

Writer:

Anthony Horowitz (written by)

Release Date:

15 May 2003 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil Souls Rule.

Plot:

While going to the town of Ashby Wake, the drifter Cassie is hit by a car driven by Marion Kirkman and loses her memory...

Plot Keywords:

Church | Archeologist | Amnesia | Supernatural

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Cassie Grant
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Dan Blakeley
Stephen Dillane	...	Simon Kirkman
Kerry Fox	...	Marion Kirkman
Simon Russell Beale	...	Luke Fraser
Robert Hardy	...	The Bishop
Harry Forrester	...	Michael Kirkman
Jessica Mann	...	Emma Kirkman
Peter McNamara	...	Frederick Michael Argyle
Mark Bagnall	...	The Gathering
Clare Bloomer	...	The Gathering
Mackenzie Crook	...	The Gathering
Richard Evans	...	The Gathering
Roy Evans	...	The Gathering
Paul Hamilton	...	The Gathering

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Austria:92 min | Argentina:92 min | France:96 min | Brazil:83 min | USA:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | USA:R (certificate #38945) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA (2009) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Granada Film Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cassie and Dan are in a tavern, her glass changes positions twice on the table.

Quotes:

The Bishop: They came only to see, from the east and from the west, from the city and from the plain. They came not, in holy reverence to the lord, but in lust.

Good, Original and Mysterious Horror Movie

While going to the town of Ashby Wake, the drifter Cassie (Christina Ricci) is hit by a car driven by Marion Kirkman (Kerry Fox) and loses her memory. Marion invites Cassie to stay in her huge old house with her family, while recovering from the trauma. Cassie becomes very close to Michael, the young son of Marion's husband Simon Kirkman (Stephen Dallane). He is researching a recently discovered buried church from the First Century, with images of the crucifixion of Jesus and many anonymous persons watching it. Cassie starts having visions and premonitions with some locals, and decides to investigate the weird and nasty mechanic Frederick Michael Argyle (Peter McNamara). Her findings about who she is and the mystery relative to the locals and the town surprises her. "The Gathering" is a good, original and mysterious horror movie, in the same line of "The Others", "Haunted", "The Sixth Sense"and "El Espinazo del Diablo". It is not gore, but very creepy and scary. Christina Ricci is magnificent, as usual, and the idea is fresh and unusual. The conclusion of the story is commercial, but it is not bad. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Encontro" ("The Gathering")