The Witch
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
- Released: 2015-01-27
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett , Sarah Stephens, Julian Richings, Daniel Malik, Axtun Henry Dube, Athan Conrad Dube, Vivien Moore, Karen Kaeja, Brandy Leary, R. Hope Terry, Carrie Eklund, Madlen Sopadzhiyan, Paul Kenworthy, Mark Millmna, Andy Volpe, Phillip Wynne, Annawon Weeden, Michael O’Hare, Chris Messier, Ron Young, Nora Messier, Bill Rudder, Grace Duffy, Sophie Bermudez, Corrine Manning, Heather Fisher
- Director: Robert Eggers
Comments
- zakcarroll-93753 - 13 November 2022
Slow burn no little payoff
Am I dumb? Sure. Did this movie make me feel smart? No. Which is weird because I feel like this movie is made to make dumb people feel smart. Its a bunch of "fancy"(old timey English speak) dialogue that seems purposely difficult to understand so it "adds to the experience" when in reality it's the only thing that kept this movie going.
"Speak thine daughter so I don't doth mistaken thee for yonder embalance so thee isn't doth done though inclined to forthence digress from hither tower"
All I'm trying to say is, this movie jerks itself dry until it's completely milked. By the time you get to the end. You just want it to be over. Not only that but the ending has very little payoff.
If you want a peak into what it was like to have a family that speaks in Shakespearean tongues like a bunch of pretentious puritans then give it a go. If you want a spooky movie with a decent story watch anything else.
