A good idea that went off the rails in a weird way

Rating: 5/10 (30 June 2019)

Going in, you don't know if there's a witch in the woods or if being seven people--two adults and five children, two of whom are twins and just ugly little brats--all alone in an isolated location with literally nothing to do but work and pray to a fearsome god is simply driving them all mad. Strictly within the context of these people, in this script, religious insanity would be plausible to the point of obviousness.
The only thing more obvious would be--an actual witch. That answer is also less creative, and frankly, a lot less interesting. At least the way these writers handled it.
I give it five stars out of ten because it's half good. The acting, dialogue, sets, music and cinematography are all wonderful. And I do realize that cinematography is usually the Miss Congeniality of the dog show, but it's worth noticing in this case. The creepy shadows, low light, and authentic candles/candle lamps are exceptionally effective.
Up until the completely stupid last couple of minutes (there's a great ending place the filmmakers breezed right past; SPOILER: it's before the goat starts talking), I'd have recommended it for the visuals alone.