Review of The Sect

The Sect (1991)
5/10
Painfully boring...
22 August 2020
Soavi's "StageFright" is one of the best Italian horror movies ever made, so I'm amazed how I'm constantly disappointed in the rest of this man's work. This movie suffers from the same problems his other movie "The Church" does and that's weak characters, horrible pacing and plot that tries too much but fails to have any impact on the viewer whatsoever. Dario Argento was involved, but he only adds red and blue with which he slaps you, hoping it's good enough to call the movie a piece of art. Well, surprise, it isn't enough. I was literally cheering for the movie to end as it was approaching it's ending. We aren't even awarded with something for lasting through this barely less than a two hours ride other than some nice camerawork and some interesting imagery. There is no nice nudity, cool chase scenes or gore. There's nothing. Only some cheap jump scares. "The Sect" is a flawed movie which isn't worth your time and nothing can save it. Even Herbert Lom, who is criminally underused given the role he was given, since anybody could act like that. 5/10! Even to my fellow horror movie fans I say: "Avoid it if you can."
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