Heretic review: Hugh Grant is terrifying in this twisted A24 horror movie
Heretic review: Hugh Grant is terrifying in this twisted A24 horror movie
Heretic Review: Hugh Grant Is Terrifying In This Twisted A24 Horror Movie [Fantastic Fest] - SlashFilm
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods have mastered the art of the 8 out of 10 genre movie. No one in the world is making better 8 out of 10 horror and science fiction films. And their latest movie, the claustrophobic religious thriller "Heretic" is a 10 out of 10 in the category of 8 out of 10 horror movies. I know this sounds like a lunatic thing to say, but 60% of the time, it works every time.
"Heretic" continues the trend of Beck and Woods being two extremely talented movie dorks who read the room and know exactly what the audience wants, even if they don't know they want it yet. "Haunt" is a modern gem that will only accrue a powerful cult following as the years go by, the Adam Driver-versus-dinosaurs survival adventure "65" is one of the most unjustly overlooked blockbusters of the past few years, and now "Heretic" is an A24 horror movie that has all of the trappings of something like "Hereditary" while also thinking of the audience's pleasure first and foremost. It's dark and nasty and cerebral, but it also never forgets to be a good time at the movies. One gets the impression that Beck and Woods would happily sacrifice a few points in reviews from hoity-toity critics like me if it means sending the audience out into the lobby buzzing and on a strong cinematic high.
Oh man, I was all about this review until '65 is an underrated masterpiece' and now I think it is mocking Heretic
So confused.
So glad I’m not alone in thinking this. That movie was pretty terrible.
They don't say that though, I'd question their reason if they had. "“65” is one of the most unjustly overlooked blockbusters of the past few years" is quite a qualified statement. I, personally feel that it got about the level of attention it deserved - I didn't hate it but didn't think it was great either. I've not seen Haunt but from what I've picked up it looks like it would fit into the same category.
There feels like quite a drop in quality between the Quiet Place films and their other stuff like 65 and The Boogeyman. So far, the reviews all seem to suggest Heretic is going to fall on the Quiet Place end of the spectrum, but I'll have to see for myself and make my own mind up.