At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

SPOILER: Jordyn (Paulie Redding) is an orphan raised by a woman who kills herself on her 18th birthday. Jordyn's birthday wish is find out who her real parents are, which is a bitch when you are the devil's daughter. Now this is not new. The Dark Lord has had an unholy daughter for a while now, as they give birth to another and then another because they can. And the woman has to be naked to give birth because the child comes out of her mouth.Not to give too much away, but there are two Jordyns, a good one and evil one, just like there were two Kirks (The Enemy Within) except that was simply a transporter malfunction and not something designed by the Unholy Master. Jordyn has these out of body, out of focus episodes and a non-Asian roommate named Kym (Lillian Pennypacker) also spelled with a "Y" so you know its like real Magick with a "K."In one scene Jordyn talks to Aunt Ruth (Nancy Wolfe) without a "y" and it is clear she needs a big helping of Jesus and an even greater helping of acting lessons. Aunt Ruth's confrontation with Maria Olsen was the epitome of a bad scene with idiotic special effects and terrible lines and deliveries. About all the scenes with Aunt Ruth were not entertaining. Using a cheap voice enhancer for a demon's voice is ineffective and only makes a film look sadly low budget. It is only effective on Saturday morning cartoons.Now I did like the Bird scene with the eye etc. and the baby/mouth special effect although I am not sure why that was done or what it was supposed to represent.Guide: sex and nudity (Paulie Redding or double)

Paulie Rojas stars as Jordyn, a delicate young orphan celebrating her 18th birthday. This celebration opens up a journey of apparent demonic possession as Jordyn attempts to learn the truth about the mother who abandoned her all those years ago.The very stylised slow-motion imagery and set-pieces contain some eerie moments, such as glimpses of a hooded figure watching Jordyn as the chemists where she works, but the onslaught of further jaunts into the supernatural threaten to become tediousness because of their determination not to progress the narrative in any way.I love films that strive to do something different to tell a familiar story. I am also very fond of certain 'arthouse' films. 'Mark of the Witch' ticks both of those boxes, but unfortunately soon becomes dull viewing, with a plethora of threatening predictions directed towards Jordyn. Jason Bognacki deserves kudos for his immersive directional skills, and whilst I embrace the fact that arty films such as this dwell more on style than substance, his script for this might have benefitted from a few more actual incidents rather than a relentless see of beautiful looking obfuscation.

I seen this one under the title Mark Of The Witch because marketers still need to ride the witch wave for sales. The film has a young lady celebrating her 18th birthday which begins to set in motion her true destiny of becoming Satan's sorcerer. Dreams and reality are soon blurred as her transition begins.The effects were pretty bad but for a low budget I guess they tried. They were doing some kind of Matrix witchery when everything was slowed down and the witches were fighting each other. The acting wasn't bad for this flick The story was screwed up the way they conveyed it, even worse when we watch five minute intervals of slow motion scenes. Someone had a wonderful vision but I just didn't see it.My other bitch about this witch is it ended after 69 minutes and then 10 minutes of credits. The credits were even done slow motion. Do not bother with this one.

not sure if a general audience will get what its referencing, but I loved it. over the top scenes? check - nice cinematography? check - a weird mystery? check - cheesy fx mixed with beautiful shots? check- The main actress is mesmerizing, but in an unusual way.The Aunt character is magnificent. Deranged , but with a hint if concern. That actress did a great job. The story ( in straightforward way ) would have appealed a larger audience, but the cutting and "weirdness" will alienate many.I can't imagine watching this with my teen nieces that love mainstream horror, can't be said enough... this is the opposite of mainstream.