The Ritual
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
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- Cast:
- Rafe Spall , Arsher Ali , Robert James-Collier , Sam Troughton , Paul Reid , Matthew Needham , Jacob James Beswick
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Too much of everything
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
A buddy-pic with four brooding guys hiking in Sweden. They get lost, things start to get trippy and then go downhill from there. The story starts out with a Bigfoot vibe and then moves a little into The Hills Have Eyes territory, but it still feels original as it weaves in some mysticism and the supernatural. For my taste, there was more swearing than was necessary (the first half anyway) and the accents were a bit hard to decipher for this Yank. I also would have liked the girl at the end to have had a bigger part, with perhaps more explanation or development. Overall tho, it gets a hearty creature feature recommendation from me!
Literally the most predictable and ill thought out overplayed with no real purpose or context behind it, film. Disappointing to say the least.
This movie deserves higher praise than the rating on this website, as it is a really entertaining movie with superb acting throughout the entirity. I am especially impressed by the chemistry shown by the lead actors. They convinced me from the first minute that they had been lifelong friends - it never felt forced. Solely that goes a long way.The film utilizes small means to tell a bigger story. It's quite straightforward, in a positive way - it doesn't try to be something that it's not. It delves into the limitations of old friendships, and the unresolved conflicts that can disrupt them, while also telling a spooky story of a group of friends lost in a forest. It follows it's red line throughout, and the ending is satisfactory as well - rare in a horror flick!Rafe Spall deserves a lot of praise as the lead. He's ready for bigger roles, let me tell you. He's perfect as the everyday British guy, and shows a spectrum of emotions that showcases his register.All in all, an entertaining movie that will give you some chills down your spine. Give it a watch!
It is a film without artifice, but which is very well played, very well filmed, with a soundtrack of quality. The first thing that struck me is the realism and the quality of the texts. The characters are authentic, and the symbiosis in them is successful. Difficult to comment on this film without revealing too much.