This film was VVeird (Mild Spoiler Alert!!)

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 2016)

The mood of the film felt very real and true to the time period. The set dressing and wardrobe design was spot on. The choice of camera was perfect using an Arri Alexa Plus with minimal colour grading made for a perfect raw touch and gave the film gritty feel. I felt myself needing a shower afterwards...
The eerie building score and the unnerving long wide takes made you feel like you were watching something you shouldn't be. There are parts of the movie that are violent, gory and quite sick as well as unsettling.
If you're hoping to get a film like the Conjuring. You'll be disappointed. Don't be mistaken. This is not a monster movie. This is a movie about faith and a families struggle during one of the most depressing and hard times in American history.
The protagonist; Thomasin played by Anya Taylor-Joy is the daughter of a farmer, the plot revolves around her as she and her family believe there is something in the woods causing their family's hardship. Things slowly collapse on her and the family as their morals and faith are tested.
The one problem I had with the film was that Anya Taylor-Joy's character didn't have much depth and I didn't feel like they showed enough of her personality, and focused too much on what the other family members were doing. I felt because the family's life was so depressing and uneventful, I wasn't worried about what was going to happen to them. This made the events that unfold in the 3rd act less impacting.
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The ending was predictable and I felt like they should have created some kind of psychological twist or plot change that could have made up for the monotone story line. It felt a lot like M. Night Shyamalans "The Village" but without the twist...
Overall a good movie that could have been great..