I finally found this movie and liked it a lot. This movie looks and feels a bit like a long episode of twin peaks! Thanks to the creative use of light and camera angles it has lots of atmosphere. The acting is a bit wooden here and there but that didn't really bother me, and maybe it was the rather slow editing that made some of the actors look a bit bored sometimes. The plot is actually very simple but sadly a lot of elements that are hinted at aren't fully worked out. But there's a constant sense of foreboding throughout the movie that kept me intrigued until the end. The makers did some research into the world of the occult and it helps to know a bit about crowley to really get it I guess. In the end the (anti)hero receives a serpents kiss from the girl that tempted him back into alcoholism, which probably means that he'll always be under her influence from then on. All in all a great effort on a small budget, and I'm curious as to what the director will do next. If you like hard to classify movies with a dark atmosphere check it out. In my opinion it's comparable to 'the Indian runner' by sean penn, and David lynch's work.
Review of The Initiate
