Surreal, Disturbing, Nightmare

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2019)

I think the issue with this film was that it was presented as a standard horror film, but it was really a surrealist film. This is a genre that is largely dead now, but this film reminds me very much of a the work of Bunuel.
I don't want to give too much away, but this is a film that can be interpreted in many different ways. I think it's a dark, somewhat satirical, personification of religious themes and the concepts of life and creation. Jennifer Lawrence gives a brilliant and effective performance that reminded me of Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby. It's a truly terrifying and brilliantly shot and directed film.
It's certainly divided audiences, but I think that's largely just due to this film being of a dead genre. I don't think people know what to expect from it. I think they're looking for something literal that's just not there.