Consecration
Christopher Smith’sConsecrationhas a patch that one could take for simple , but uncomplicated narratives are deceptively hard to pull off in repugnance . Smith and Laurie Cook ’s script is layered with a mystery intertwined with supernatural and psychological drama . Their story is ambitiously set about to tackle the dark that fence in the Church and exists within its characters . Unforgiving nun buoy and suspicious priest are n’t thing that exist entirely in horror , but Smith & Cook sure as shooting lean into the unholy mythology of the Church that has been build up for ages within the genre as well as real life . Ultimately , the taradiddle is about one woman ’s charge for the truth . As bloody and obsess as Jena Malone ’s character gets , Consecrationis a somewhat satisfying journey because Smith and Cook ’s hand understands Grace is the keystone .
The film follows Grace ( Jena Malone ) , an optometrist who identifies as an atheist . While she favor science and system of logic , her brother turned to religious belief to become a non-Christian priest in a Scottish convent . When her brother apparently commits self-destruction , Grace is compelled by her mental rejection and dark sight to investigate his death , only to be forgather with resistance by the cold and fad - corresponding conduct of the nun buoy . Evasiveness and mistrust arise as tactics , but state of grace will find that there is something very unholy at work .
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Malone is an actress who has shunned democratic trends and opted for smaller , interesting projects that dispute her rather than propel her to super stardom . After her turn inblockbusters such asSucker PunchandThe Hunger Games : Catching Fire , her path seemed set , but years afterward she ’s back with an under - the - radar title . Consecrationdoes well enough to solidify its vituperative content on the Church without losing sight of the personal journeying state of grace embarks on . Malone is bold and in force as the lead , with a performance that require her to be a vulnerable sister , a skeptic , a detective , and the traditional char trapped in a forbidding game . Despite a precarious emphasis – shocking , considering her stellar accent inPride & Prejudice – Malone offers a sturdy and compelling carrying out that keeps audiences occupy throughout the nigh two - hour runtime .
On paper , the film is complex , engaging , and deeply distressing . However , the technical execution is miss . There are a few in effect scare , but Smith ca n’t quite enamor the tale ’s terror beyond Rob Hart and Shaun Mone ’s grim and spooky cinematography . The tactic deployed are a act too canonic for a taradiddle as challenging as this . However , a few of Smith ’s camera techniques absolutely capture the dread and anxiousness of Grace ’s journeying perfectly . There is some grounds that Smith is cite repugnance story , but that rarely ameliorate the motion picture and is only just an interesting item . The runtime could have been trim to constrain the storey , give it a brisk pace , which could have also help the sense of peril in Grace ’s story .
Consecrationis not a entire young lady , but the ineffective scare bestow down the enjoyment . Momentum is quickly lost throughout the movie . Despite a very compelling frame-up that blends the supernatural horror and the genuine villainous nature of the Church , Consecrationdoesn’t quite observe its footing . An eerie air and a strong leash performance can stock the moving picture far enough until it deflates under the pressure of expectations . If viewers are interested in a new repugnance , Consecrationis just a wastefulness , but in the pantheon of Church - base repulsion , it does n’t rank too gamey .
Jena Malone in Consecration
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Consecrationopened in theaters on Friday , February 10 . It is 90 minute long and rated R for action / violence throughout and abbreviated words .
Jena Malone in Consecration
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