Get ready to shiver! The horror film The Curse: The Origin hits theaters on April 10. The story takes us to 1971. The young American Margaret was sent to Rome to serve the church.
He soon finds himself confronted by dark forces that make him question his own beliefs and reveal a sinister conspiracy that intends to embody evil.
The story takes place before the 1976 Richard Donner classic Curse. Directed by Gregory Peck, the film tells the story of how the United States ambassador in London realizes that his 5-year-old son, Damien, is none other than him. The reincarnation of the Antichrist.
If The Curse: The Origin is part of the legacy of Richard Donner’s work, it is designed to be accessible to fans of the original as well as to the general public.
Did this gruesome work convince the first audience? With a rating of 2.8 out of 5 (63 average ratings as of 14:00 on April 11), The Curse seems to have divided horror fans.
What do the first viewers think?
Cool_92 was quite appreciative of director Arkasha Stevenson’s proposal. For him it is a “A nice surprise. This movie doesn’t measure up to the masterpiece that is The Omen, but it’s very successful. We quickly get into this story and the atmosphere quickly becomes unsettling, even suffocating.”
“Some extremely uncomfortable scenes will remain. The actors are great, and what can I say about the soundtrack, great and exhausting, as important as the heroine. I’m just mixed until the end.”
A great horror movie?
For Thomas Voss, the curse is a “A great horror movie! The stakes are believable, the twists are great, the jump scares are well-delivered. On top of that, some nice, well-done gore scenes were great!”
According to Sunshine1, “The film is quite suitable, despite some qualities for the first production. To begin with, I preferred the film Immaculée, which was released recently, because of its artistic touch, which leans into the same style. Dario Argento. It’s a little too long for what it says.”
Too much length?
“There really is too much length. However, the film offers a beautiful setting, with a direction that tries to emphasize the monstrous character of the beast. The actors are all very good, and after the start of the film, about 30 minutes in, a storm of horrors. And the gore envelops us. In short, it’s pretty good! “
For his part, Loup51 is very disappointed: “Too bad, no story at all, how can you call this a horror movie, what a shame.” Mathys G agrees with this observation:
“Another horror film that takes on the impossible challenge of using a religious aspect with originality and fails again… Good ideas are rare, aesthetics are non-existent, and we come away with the disturbing observation that, if not, this film. The horror genre will not be exalted in the cinema.”
If you want to make up your own mind, The Curse: The Origin is showing from April 10.
Source: Allocine
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