Too much of everything

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Maybe I've been jaded by the hundreds of horror films I've watched, but as far as I'm concerned there's just nothing that stands out. I quickly found myself guessing how each scene would end, and the ending was a head scratcher in all the wrong ways. It felt like the director wanted a movie about demonic possession but then saw Session 9 and thought, "I've got to work that angle in". It's pretty bad when a viewer can guess how a scene will play out and still not be able to understand what the director was going for. As for the "monster", it looked like Muzzy's(the learn another language monster, not the racial slur) goth cousin. I don't know why the director felt the need for a scene with a priest throwing holy water on the main character thus making the "demon" leave only to reveal that, surprise the demon never left and she's out to finish what she started. There are other issues I have with the film, but my time is close enough to valuable not to waste anymore on this.

For me, this movie was definitely about a fragile-minded girl feeling desperately alone... and taking to the extremes, what she was willing to do in order to not feel like that anymore. Loneliness and fear can posses us, just like demons. They can drive us crazy. This horror movie is a slow-burner and definitely not for everyone. The idea behind it is very good and well played upon... I'm just not really sure that it needs the gory parts to be this explicit. It felt a lot like gratuitous gore. Or maybe it just seemed much too real and grotesque... more like real-life murders, than a movie. So what would You be willing to do, in order to not feel alone alone anymore? Whose company would yo accept... and, if the connection were lost, what would you be willing to do in order to reconnect?

I'm a sucker for atmospheric horrors, that's why the witch is one of my favourite horror movies. the blackcoats daughter is one of them now.it's a simple story, which i believe is a good thing for movies like this because convoluting the plot with too much context ruins the feeling, which movies like this are supposed to be about. there are paranormal aspects sure but the movie isn't about that, it's about the effect of those things on the people. it's about loneliness and how feeling alone can be as much, if not more, scary than having a demonic presence. and focusing on that rather than making things appear spooky makes the subject of (i.e people in) the story more relatable. it increases the tension which I believe modern horror films are lacking in abundance.there are no jump scares which have plagued horror movies as of late and that is the main reason I liked this movie so much. the acting was really good and you could tell the actors really understood what the movie was about. as a final note I just want to say that this movie is best watched alone because having company might distract from the atmosphere building which requires complete focus and is absolutely necessary to enjoy this tale of a cold February weekend

I wanted to like this movie since I really enjoy the genre of supernatural horror/thriller but this wasn't really good at all. Since it had a farily good rating I thought I'd give it a go, but I was disappointed beyond words. The film is really, really slow and nothing happens. When things do happen it's boring and you're not surprised at all or feel frightened. The music and the way the film was edited played a huge part in it, plus the meh script. You could smell who the killer was a mile away, but it still took them far too long to reveal that the two narratives were set in different times - the future and the past. The actors weren't that qualified either, everything felt forced and unnatural.