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Title: The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
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| Cast overview: | |||
| Marin Ireland | ... | Louise | |
| Michael Abbott Jr. | ... | Michael | |
| Julie Oliver-Touchstone | ... | Mother | |
| Lynn Andrews | ... | Nurse | |
| Tom Nowicki | ... | Charlie | |
| Michael Zagst | ... | Father | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Priest | |
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Charles Jonathan Trott | ... | The Wicked |
| Ella Ballentine | ... | Young Girl | |
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Mel Cowan | ... | Doctor |
| Mindy Raymond | ... | Becky | |
| Chris Doubek | ... | Funeral Director | |
The Dark and The Wicked follows two siblings who are summoned back to the family farm to await the inevitability of their father's death. What initially appears to be a timeless ritual of loss and remembrance turns out to be something very different. Written by Anonymous
Roger Ebert once said, "It's not what a film is about, but how it is about it." I had to take that into consideration when rating and reviewing 'The Dark and the Wicked'. This is admittedly not my type of horror movie. I struggle with supernatural horror, because I have zero belief in it and thus it does nothing to unsettle me. However, I have to admit that this film was done very well, and that if I were unsettled by those types of films then this one would have done the trick for me. This film is going up some people's alleys big time.
This is such a beautifully shot film. Director Bryan Bertino is so good at framing what is on screen, he doesn't even need what's on screen to be all that impressive for it to look good. I also love the inventive camera angles he comes up with. They don't always work to heighten the scares or even the tension, but they add a touch of class to the mix which is so often missing in the horror genre.
My biggest gripe with the film would be all the jump-scares and the scenes where the demon is basically just trying to scare the characters rather than harm them. I understand why they have to be there to pad the runtime to 90 minutes, but they are still very frustrating to watch. I also didn't really connect with either of the two lead characters. They were very flat (understandable in their situation to be fair) and that made it difficult for me to care all that much about their fate. The final 20-30 minutes of this film is an absolute blast though I'd have to say. The pacing rockets to life and there are some fun and pretty messed up scenes. 'The Dark and the Wicked' is worth a watch.