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Here's a film about men with beards and an old lady that hears voices. And some spooky stuff in the woods too. It's a good eerie setting and the silence works for tension building but character motives are never established. A lot of what is happening is implied. Maybe I missed a bit or a lot of the subtext. So while I could dismiss Sator as cryptic nonsense, it's very well made to string you along and is visually pleasing throughout, enough so that's it's an alright film overall.

The whole "let the audience figure it out" thing is getting played out. Here's a film that's very well shot and features a constant sense of dread, is as spooky as it gets, BUT ... the script is nearly non existent and the pacing will test anyone's patience. Seriously. Enough with the "this will reward patient viewers" nonsense. Hire a script writer FFS.

Everyone wants to be The VVitch, or Hereditary but fall short. I respect the low budget-ness, but just no pay off.

This film should have been entitled "Stupor" because that's what you'll be in by the time that anything remotely interesting happens.

If you're look for a moody, atmospheric cure for insomnia, then "Sator" is the movie for you. "Slow burn"? That is a galactically monumental understatement. Watching this movie is like watching a series of still photographs, shown in torturously slow succession, where there are only miniscule changes to the photographs as they're displayed. This film would have to be elevated several levels to attain the classification of boring.

I've been more interested and entertained watching the neighbor's dog taking a dump on my front lawn. You wait and you wait and you wait for something to happen... and it never does.

The only element of "horror" to this movie is the valuable time that you'll kill by watching it. Do yourself a service and pass on this waste of film and resources. I have rarely been more disappointed after watching a movie than I was after watching this dreck.

I was lured in to watch "Sator" from the rather interesting and appealing cover the movie had. But, of course, you shouldn't judge a movie by its cover, which was very true in the case of this 2019 movie.

Sure, I hadn't heard about the movie prior to sitting down to watching it in 2021. And from the movie's cover, I believed I would be in for quite an enjoyable and entertaining horror movie. But no, instead I suffered through an incredible slow paced and pointless story. Truth be told, I couldn't even finish the movie. Yeah, it was that boring and tedious. And believe you me, I have absolutely no interest in returning to watch the rest of the movie, as I didn't care one ounce about the storyline or the characters in the movie.

This movie was a massive swing and a miss from writer and director Jordan Graham. Perhaps I was not in the target audience for this kind of movie, though I have been watching horror movies for about 37 years or so. But of course, not everything can be appealing and interesting, and "Sator" was one such movie.

The storyline told in "Sator" just offered absolutely nothing of interest for me, so it was quite the torture to sit through the movie, and to make matters worse, the fact that the movie was so slow paced and had literally nothing interesting happening, just added salt to the wound.

If you enjoy a proper atmospheric horror movie, do yourself a favor and give "Sator" a wide berth. Some of us suffered through this ordeal so you don't have to.

My rating of the 2019 movie "Sator", lands on a mere two out of ten stars.

There are films out there that require patience and imagination. Much like "come true" this film doesnt hand things to you. The beauty of this film for me was the cinematography and the intensley private nature of the protagonists life. We are so quick to dismiss media that doesn't immediately grab us and thrust its message in our faces. The directors commitment to this work, despite a very limited budget is the most inspiring part of this film. He did everything, including building the cabin! There's no doubt that it lacks coherence, particularly in the first 40 minutes, but read the trivia. Sator was very real to "nani", and its message of mental health, family secrets and isolation were very apparent. The camera work is sublime, particularly when tracking through the rooms filled with candles and everyone involved in this should be proud of it.

No pun intended - the movie works with images. There is dialog, don't get it twisted or wrong here. But it is more the visual notes that will remain with you. Be it because of the costumes, the framing or the general cinematography. Something that you may really cherish (especially considering the low budget this very likely has).

That all being said, the slow burn is not for everyone. You may be annoyed quite a bit actually - you may feel nothing much is happening. Though when stuff happens, it does really have an impact. So if you have patience, if this does float your boat ... you will have a good time watching it. I've seen better for sure, but this is really well done ... and it is different for sure ... just the mood it is able to create ... really something to behold.

This movie was on my radar for a while and I finally decided to watch it after looking at the trailer... It starts off okay, but nothing really happens, acting is okay, but there is no backstory on any of the characters, I just did not get it and couldn't wait for it to be over,it was so boring I went to sleep after watching this at 9pm, just not my type of film.

Well if you're a "horror fan" but you tend to only watch the Freddy/Jason/Michael Myers movies over and over, this movie is not for you...

However, if you like movies like "The Witch", "Blair Witch Project" and can get into existential dread and supernatural horror, this creepy and cohesive movie will cast a spell on you and pull you in. Quite a bit is left unknown, and quite a bit is a puzzle so there is some work on behalf of the viewer. You can't merely just watch with your loud bros and throw your popcorn up in the air and scream and giggle when the next jump scare happens.

The acting is minimal and emotive. Most of the dialogue comes from Nani/Grandma who doesn't merely act, she IS the character. You'll see what I mean. To me, this is the creepy heart of the movie.

Visually it's dark, dreary, atmospheric and full of doom with Pagan references and a dash of what I would call a rustic, Cascadian Black Metal aesthetic. I loved the raw, minimal grit of the cinematography which is really well done. Also, I suggest watching with headphones in order to get the whole quiet is loud vibe of the film. The sound design is spot on as well.

For me, a longtime and avid horror fan, very rarely do I find the kind of movie that I wished I had made. It goes up there with my classics. Sator is one that I would recommend to fans of existential dread, atmospheric horror, and people that love to be creeped out. Not "boo!" jump cut scared, but genuinely creeped out when you go to bed and then the movie lingers in your thoughts the next day. I loved Sator. I watched it last night and I think I want to watch it again today.

This one was a very nice surprise. Well balanced horror folklore with an amazing cinematography. "The Survivalist" keep coming to my mind . I really love this movie

People here saying 'if you only like xyz, then you wont like this'.

No, its actually possible to enjoy well made slow burn psychological, dread, etc etc horror movies like the witch, and others. While simultaneously thinking this movie is pretentious garbage that was boring, terribly written, acted, etc.

Wish i could give a 0.

I profoundly regret watching this. It's definitely in top 10, maybe even top 5 worst movie I've ever seen.

There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING going on. I kept waiting for this "slow burn" to turn into somehting.. yet it never did. It's not even a slow burn, that would be an insult to slow burn flicks, it's just pointless.

Everything is darker than black, it surpasses that episode in Game of Thrones season 8. You can't see what's going on 95% of the time but that's good because nothing happens anyway!

With pleasure - 0/10.

I think you probably can enjoy this if you take 10 double espressos.

Interesting atmosphere. That's it. I totally believe that people who create this all-artsy horror films are the same people who pay 1000£ for a meal in a gourmet restaurant. Very pretty, but in truth, your mum's food tastes much better.

And what a waste of a very interesting cinematography and creatures design. 😴

You can tell there was a lot of thought that went into this movie. It had the same vibe as The Witch. Heard it took the director/writer 7 years to make this movie. Slow burn but the movie isn't very long so the slow burn works.

Have to pay attention to understand the movie. It's fairly scary but doesn't top Hereditary or Sinister (two of the scariest movies I've ever seen). But it's a decent movie that will keep you on the edge. Way underrated for reviews.

I switched this movie off after 15 mins that consisted of a man and a dog in the middle of the woods. Please don't waste your time watching this movie.

While the narrative is present, and linear, it's also quite minimal, open ended, and let's face it, not that unique, considering how often "sinister force in the woods" has been used as a horror backdrop.

However, if you can judge a movie for qualities other than the story, this film has a lot going for it. The cinematography is just gorgeous, finding picture perfect ways of framing the natural landscape and experimenting with a mix of film styles that complement the shifting moods. The creatures and effects are suitably understated, resonating real creepiness without ever crossing over to Hollywood cheesiness.

While I was able to fully enjoy the film without hearing any of the backstory, it is especially cool to learn how much of it stems from the singular vision of the multi-talented Jordan Graham, who interspersed real footage of his grandmother speaking about her genuine belief in the titular creature.

The film is nearly very good but after a long build up that's too slow, tension has been barely built and the climax is utterly disappointing. It's the 'blockbuster indie' genre-aesthetic of the Witch (and similar films) which I thinks great but again despite promise or direction this is never fulfilled with a set piece or anything.

The film also attempts an abstract storytelling by the end but this is a bit hamfisted and instead feels a bit like poor writing or just plain nonsense.

Nothing new with the story, spirits encroach on the material world, corrupting a family until disturbing violence erupts. The deer skull and gas lantern style is one of my favourites but really could have been amped up, you'll know what I mean by the end when you've barely seen anything terrifying happen at all...

I definitely wanted the film to be much better than it was, but it wasn't! Don't necessarily avoid but I wouldn't seek it out.

Beautiful movie as far as cinematography goes. The director really put a lot of effort into making a gorgeous, artistic and fascinating piece. It blew my mind how every shot was erie and some were downright frightening. I do think most of the understanding of the actual story has to be either from your own personal knowledge of God or from researching the beliefs of the Torah. We are Israelites so it came somewhat obvious to us that this was a demon who wanted people to think it was God while doing many things God would never do. It felt like a very malevolent creature despite some of the dialogue relating to it being kind and loving. Most of the movie was just spooky atmosphere but there is a nasty kill in the latter half and another one more violent than disgusting. If you can't handle a slower pace and need constant adrenaline you probably won't enjoy this but maybe you could take a chance and try it anyway. It really is something different. I appreciate all the work they put into this movie. It really was something.

Sorry critics are giving this a higher score than the conjuring what ever they're smoking I'll invest my life savings into!! This film is a 4 only for the creepy woods cinematography . The story is downright stupid with no saving grace at all. The acting is mediocre at best and it made no sense at all. There are 3 scenes of some action otherwise it's people looking at each other. If you like watching trees grow and then watching paint dry this is for you.

Some films are worth waiting and sitting through, this isn't one of them. Creepy atmosphere, beautiful cinematography plagued with poor story and pacing. Disappointing to say the least.

.5 out of 5 stars.

Sator is one of the worst horrible films ever. Its dull. Dread. And slow. If its way of getting scares is by boring the viewers. It definitely works. Plot is dull. Barely any dialogue. Or scares.