Validation for the Salem Witch Trials

Rating: 2/10 (14 January 2017)

This movie is an absolute mess. It can't make up its mind whether it wants to vilify aimless accusations of witchcraft or to say that superstition is a good way to spend emotional energy and family dynamics. There are some creepy sexual implications involving barely adolescent teens, the characters are one minute good, the next minute evil, and ultimately, none of them are likable. I guess Eggers wanted to take a different approach, but he seems to change his approach with every scene. As a general rule, the more often twists occur, the less likely the audience is going to stay with you, and this film lost me within an hour.