The Unholy

Simple recipe for a horror movie, but with a moral. ;) If we do not expect an ambitious film with a bottom line, this one will not surprise us negatively.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars in the supernatural horror film _The Unholy_. When an unscrupulous reporter breaks a corn doll to sensationalize a story, he unwittingly releases an evil spirit that poses as the Virgin Mary and gains a devoted following. Morgan gives a solid performance and is backed by a fairly decent supporting cast that includes William Sadler and Cary Elwes. And the writers do a good job at building the mystery as to whether or not Mary is a hoax and what her real purpose might me. Additionally, they also explore the tragedy that often comes with being a spiritual messenger and the compromises people make for the greater good. Full of mystery and intrigue, _The Unholy_ is a chilling film about the power of faith.

Not a bad movie but not super scary. Jeffery Dean was good….. I’d give it a watch.

It wasn’t scary…. But not the worst either…..

This was slightly better than expected. I actually found it mildly entertaining. However, there's not really anything new or unique to this movie.

How I rate:
1-3 ❤ = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 ❤ = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 ❤ = I expect you will like this too
9-10 ❤ = movies and TV shows I really love!

I like Morgan and he did well with the material here. Didn't hate this like many reviewers did, it was adequate for the genre and had some good moments. Parts were very predictable but that's typical for these types of flicks. would have been nice for it to elevate higher, but it's much better than the 2-3s it's getting. 5.7.

I really like the story, some bits were fresh ideas I din't see in such movies. But every death couldbe easily avoidable if ppl weren't so stupid. And the 'chasing' scenes were so short the demon/ghost felt not so powerful as they all talked about so much. The movie is pretty much all talk and not really showing. The pacing is lacking as well. Overall, the plot has potential but the execution is really bad.

Hi, anyone who's watched it, is it worth the time?

Not the beat horror movie by any stretch but it wasn’t GOD awful. It’s funny that Jeffrey Dean Morgan starred in this movie cause it reminded me of a episode from Supernatural. Where people believed that a blind preacher had the ability to heal people but it was actually a reaper trading a life for a life. That episode was better than this movie

im not sure why they decided to use poor quality CGI over practical effects and excessive amounts of overly loud jump scares - made it feel cheap and lazy

and, another movie with Cary Elwes attempting a terrible accent