A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish.
Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish
inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However,
they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that
belies the seemingly peaceful setting.-
From IMDB
I'm generally not a fan of the found footage genre, it usually makes the movie seem low budget, and the shaky camera work annoys me. The Sacrament rises far above the usual found footage fare.
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L-R Gene Jones, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg |
To begin with the concept makes sense within the story. The characters are making a documentary, so having the film be shot POV makes sense. Since the characters are professional journalists the movie is well lit and the camera work mostly stable.
All the actors do a great job, but Gene Jones as "Father" steals the show.
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Nope, not creepy at all. |
Jones just exudes a dangerous calm. He's the kind of guy who scares you without ever raising his voice.
This is a horror where the only monster are the people who will do anything for their faith and their father. The Sacrament gets under your skin and stays there.
Just downloaded it... A bit too close to the Jim Jones story, but a solid flick...
ReplyDeleteI saw this on VOD, well worth the money.
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