Creepy World / Ok Story 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (7 July 2020)

Story - 5/10 pros: it's an interesting concept and a nice setup for a horror movie. Wonderful time period to explore the isolation and danger of religion. It just moved way too slow for me.
cons: The filmmakers capture a wonderful eerie feel to this film, but rely to heavily on it to continue the audience through a slightly uneventful tale.
Cast - 10/10 pros: Anya Taylor-Joy is mesmerizing. Without her I think this film could have fallen apart. She is delicate, creepy, and sinister all at the same time. Ineson and Dickie provide some truly disturbing performances along side her.
cons: nothing to list here, this is one of the major strengths of this film
Direction - 8/10 pros: Eggers captures an unbelievable feel of despair and isolation, reminiscence to Kubrick's work in the Shining. He is not afraid to take his time to create a sense of feeling.
cons: maybe he relied on superior filmmaking and didn't focus on story quite as much.
Pace - 6/10 pros/cons: this is a tough one so listing pros and cons together here. This is a slow moving movie, a very slow moving movie, it can be tough to sit through, but at the same time that is one of it's major strengths; it's ability to make the audience squirm.
Atmosphere - 10/10 pros: the isolated farm films beautifully. the soft hazy overcast days provide a perfect backdrop for a tale that is just as scary in daylight as it is in the dead of night. This is the brilliance of this film, every day life is just as horrifying as a monster in the woods. The camera work and lighting is top notch. Every shot appears perfectly planned. The costumes blend into the desolate gray of the rest of the world and provide a perfect topper to the sadness of this life. The makeup and blood work is truly disturbing.
cons: again the atmosphere and cast are truly special in this film.
Overall 7/10 this could have been an all-time classic but story lacked just a bit, nonetheless very great film.