Apostle

He suffered so much but I freaking love the gore, the cult and all!! Hope there'll be another from Gareth Evans!

This movie was a happy surprise. Il est superb!

Suspenseful, eerie and incredibly brutal in part with graphic violence, it made me uneasy and actually frightened. Many people seem to not like supernatural stories unless it's about ghosts, but I loved the supernatural elements in this one. Great movie.

This folk horror is overlong, with a story that doesn't hold up to scrutiny. HOWEVER, that doesn't matter, as the expert direction and cinematic creativity on display here elevate the film to something approaching brilliance. It's not perfect, but as it's been a while since we've had a horror that has dared to lift itself out of the slasher pit the genre has fallen into, there is something to be celebrated here.

Massive fan of most of Gareth Evans work so finally got around to seeing this one tonight. I don't get scared by movies often, and this didn't scare me but it is effectively creepy and unsettling throughout. Evans does a very good job at setting the scene and turning up the holy shit meter when he wants to. Unexpectedly great second half. I love the bonkers nature of it all. Great style points as well as the musical score. 7.7, maybe higher on a second watch.

outrageous, heart wrenching, horifific, jaw dropping

Another thoroughly enjoyable Netflix movie. I really enjoyed the general atmosphere of the movie as well as the horror and gore. The performances of Stevens & Sheen were 1st class. And the twists and turns in this gothic horror tale keep things interesting.

Well that was a creepy dark gory religious horror that acted out great with an easy to follow tale and with a strong performance from all cast, specially from the lead (Dan Stevens) that has become a strong actor since I first watched him in another good film (The Guest) This film is definitely worth your time.

An interesting gothic horror film which is more atmospheric in the first two acts but veers sharply (and successfully) into gore at the end.

_Apostle_ is well written, if a little slow at the beginning, but Dan Steven's uneven performance (he over-does it quite a bit at the end) is distracting.

There's also an argument to be made that a subplot is 'the environment'. That man is trying to harness nature and feed her poison to feed their own greed, yet by doing so they're destroying themselves and their community.

In short, _Apostle_ is nature horror that grows on you.

According to Netflix, I had already watched this at least once but I remembered absolutely nothing about it...not even the storyline, so watching it this time was like watching it for the first time. And honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. It was more along the lines of a "horror/period piece" film - which made it doubly attractive for me - and very intriguing. There was a bit of bloodshed sprinkled (har har) throughout the film but by no means would I consider this a "gorror movie" (combination of gore/horror coined by yours truly). It was more along the lines of a supernatural thriller based on archaic England. Speaking only for myself, I loved the archaic English and the dress, so that was just an added bonus to a film that...mehhh...probably set in modern times, wouldn't have been nearly as interesting. The setting, the archaic language, etc, made this more intriguing to me, much like _The Witch_ did. (Another great horror/period piece film, IMO.) There were, understandably, those moments when you caught yourself thinking, _"Why don't they just do this or that?"_ or _"How could....?"_ etc etc but in those rare scenes, you just have to disengage your brain and let it be an entertainment form, not something that necessarily has to make sense. (Example: If the land they were living on was so "scorched" and toxic, why didn't they just move to another part of that island where everything was so obviously still lush, green, and abundant...like the forest that "Thomas" escaped through? Duh...) In spite of those rare moments in the film, however, this was still a very enjoyable film. The closing scene didn't make a whole lot of sense (to me) but I guess maybe it was their way of wrapping up such a supernatural story. Meh, wasn't my favorite part but anyways... Still a good story overall and definitely worth watching if you like the supernatural type stuff. For those wanting a lot of wanton violence and gore, this will probably not be your cup of tea but I enjoyed it overall.