Saint Clare

This is an experience. I highly recommend spending the time to enter this universe that will give you first row seat to what I would call a finely tuned symphony of script, cast, acting, light, sound coming together and working! To me, it was just a slice of (dark) magic unfolding! It brings questions, maybe even important ones to mind and brought me wonder around certain "set-in-stone" paradigms. Definitely one to watch and then discuss (freak out) over drinks. What an experience this was !! I absolutely love Thorne's performance! There's a transformation happening there and I sense much more magic is to come from her for sure! I'll be watching...

Yes there is the music group, but I am not talking about them (or am I?), so no pun intended as always. Bella Thorne took a liking to the subject matter of the movie - they even showed a short movie she did (where she plans to do a feature length) ... and it had also a theme of ... well people being abused to say the least.

This has an amazing Frank Whaley in it ... I actually wish there was more of him in here! He is so good in this - like a good sidekick if you want to call him that ... while he actually shouldn't be on her side ... one might think. That said, if this was just "reality" he shouldn't be there at all ... but this is a heightened this is meant to be a bit more than the truth.

Unfortunately what is shown here does happen in reality .. so having a vigilante going after the bad people ... not a bad thing. Even if it goes a bit ... or more than just a bit out there ... with some characters acting completely irrational ... it still is a decent watch to say the least ... suspense and all that.

I'd had this film on my watch list for quite a while as the premise sounded intriguing and from what I know about Bella Thorne, she's keen on artistic risks. While it was intriguing, it certainly wasn't worth the wait.

There are plenty of interesting ideas on offer, but several are under utilised or forgotten about. There's artistic flare at times, reminiscent of other recent horror such as Censor and, to a lesser extent, Saint Maud, but frankly the film is put together so sloppily that these are few and far between. For example, about ten minutes or so into the film, we're introduced to Frank Whaley's character, and it seems like we're suddenly getting a dynamic akin to Griffin Dunne in An American Werewolf in London, but the film soon gets bored of that.

Bella Thorne was fine as the titular Clare, and Whaley isn't bad either, but the rest of the cast felt either limp, hammy or in Ryan Phillipe's case, wooden. These performances, coupled with predictable twists and haphazard editing and directing create something held together with tape rather than superglue and it comes close to falling apart completely.

I really wanted to like this film after waiting for so long, and while I didn't hate it, it falls into the category of forgettable films like The Night House.

Had the pleasure of watching a review screener of this and it's fantastic. Mitzi Peirone steps up her game after the fantastic Braid and sees a high school girl huntibg and killing men whi assault young women. When her best friend is the next target all bets are off. Bella Thorne is magic. It has blood, comedy, violence, quirky characters, revenge driven girls and a ghost sidekick. What's not to love! I will definitely be watching again. It's in my top ten for the year to be sure. Peirone has taken everything she's learned from making her debut And dialed it up to 11 for a true and fun experience.

Wow went in with the lowest expectations but was extremely happily surprised. Would definitely recommend watching. Felt like I was watching an A24 movie. The pacing is fantastic, character development of Clare is unforgettable and the imagery with incredible editing and sound will make the stand out scenes stay with you. It's a mystery and you never know where it's going next. The fight scenes are very Luc Besson Lucy meets Fifth Element with the telepathic powers of Unbreakable. Yeah some of the acting is a bit cheese but in an era where movies fail to keep my attention, it's amazing to see such a cinematic take on a girl kicking ass and serving justice!