I just don't find other culture's rituals scary...

Rating: 4/10 (20 January 2020)

There were a couple of tense moments earlier in the movie where I thought "oh there's quite a bit of tension here." But after the rock incident it just felt like hours of random (possibly pseudo-religious, apologies if not) rituals and some obviously gross situations. Why are unfamiliar rituals scary? I usually find made-up rituals a bit boring. Drawn out shots aren't scary solely because they're long either.. perhaps it would be scarier for people who relate to these kinds of religious rituals more? Or to people generally more religious? I've not enjoyed a particularly religious life, so don't feel particularly scared by possession films either, unless there are other elements to it. So perhaps as always with horror it comes down to what you find scary? That said, these rituals seemed like nothing really until the end, and simply not relating to something doesn't scare me. Yes if I was in that situation I would be scared. Yes it all looked very nice and the acting was fine. No I don't like The Conjuring or jump scares..