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Heretic - "Question Everything" [Short Movie Review]

1698 sats \ 12 comments \ @OneOneSeven 8 Nov movies

Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.

We saw Heretic last night, I thought it was very good.

It's a fantastically crafted movie about religion and belief that keeps you engaged throughout. Whether you're religious or not, or just interested in theology, this movie's definitely worth watching.

Hugh Grant has a great presence in the movie and should do more horror/thriller work. The suspense is spot on, the humor (there's not much) is actually funny, and the twists will keep you guessing.

I'd give it at least an 8/10.

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123 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 9 Nov

Going to see this tonight! First time in a theater since the last Dune!

Edit: maybe the last time was Matrix 4 (because nothing can live up to it 😄)

15 sats \ 2 replies \ @OneOneSeven OP 9 Nov

Nice! eager to hear what you and other stackers think

122 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 10 Nov

I really enjoyed the first half. I was hoping it’d continue to philosophically escalate and build suspense more and more. Then in the end, nothing, a big fake out. All that suspense was for no reason and the big idea wasn’t heresy but facing fear in pursuit of truth or something. It didn’t end as well as it started for me - the middle to ending felt arbitrary so I emotionally divested - but it was enjoyable.

We saw it at a local theatre. We weren’t told until after, but the air conditioning had gone out, so most of us found ourselves drenched in sweat not realizing everyone else was suffering the same. A younger woman we talked to as we left said, “I thought I had started menopause.”

172 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven OP 10 Nov

Yeah I think the third act is the weakest, I just thought the rest carried it for me.

29 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 8 Nov

How is huh grant in this? Lately the roles he has had made him out to be scum.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @OneOneSeven OP 8 Nov

He nailed the creepy guy performance in this one, he should transition to horror.

Are you referring to his roll as an Oompa Loompa? lol

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 8 Nov

Lately his roles have been kind of....junk. I dont know if he is just trying to change his image? Im talking about the guy ritchie movies.

28 sats \ 0 replies \ @7e6e393a56 8 Nov

I'll watch. I want to see how Hugh Grant, a romantic comedy actor, fares in a dark story.

27 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 8 Nov

We watched the trailer last night. It looks super good.

I have a soft spot for Hugh Grant - he has a rare humble charisma. He's normally used as an everyman, but he'd do really well playing duplicitous characters if directed properly.

2160 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven OP 8 Nov

Just reading this piece, he talks about writing pages and pages about his character's bio, the dedication definitely shows in the movie:

Hugh Grant shows his dark side in ‘Heretic’

Martinez: Did you create a character that we don't see in the film? A bio, so to speak. Grant: Yes. The older I’ve gotten – the more acting I've done – it’s almost obsessive. So, yes, there’s hundreds of pages of biography of this guy.

Martinez: Wait, wait. Hundreds of pages that you wrote? Grant: Yes. Yes. But while I’m writing them, I’m also connecting with the director, the writers saying, “What do you think of this? What do you think of that?” But a lot of it’s just me. And I prefer to keep it secret as well.

Martinez: Why do you do that? Grant: There’s two reasons. One, I have this belief that this intense marinade in the character and background somehow makes the character richer on camera. And the other is that I’m so nervous about acting, especially as a new film looms towards me on the calendar that just doing four or five hours a day, every day, for weeks and months, calms me down.

Martinez: So Mr. Reed is charmingly creepy. Grant: Yeah.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sangekrypto 10 Nov

Wow, this film looks like it would be nice to watch, but unfortunately I haven't watched it yet, hopefully this film will make me comfortable watching it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 8 Nov

Excellent film, its story envelops you and connects you with the characters.