Impuratus

I noticed this the other day & after watching the trailer in which I didn't realize the detective was Tom Sizemore, I went & read a review & knew it was going to be a good movie. I was right. You have to understand those who usually leave reviews on here. They are young, have been completely dumbed down & can't stand anything that isn't a huge hollywood propaganda production. They like lot's of things going BOOM, lots of blood, gut's & sex, and do not want to have to use their brain which has never been used before. Is this a fast-paced, action-packed, shoot'em-up movie? No, not at all. Is it better than the majority of what hollywood produces today? Definitely. I loved Tom Sizemore. He was one of my favorite actors since I started watching him back in the 90's. This was definitely not his usual role, but he was perfect for it. I even found myself a little spooked out at times, and got the chills a few times. I'm a little confused as to how no one could understand it, or keep up with it, but that just goes to show you exactly what I said about today's society is true. If you don't mind thinking, or don't need a huge mind-numbing hollywood production to enjoy a movie then you'll definitely want to check this out. Especially if you like Sizemore.

If you are looking for people shooting 1000 yards past the effective range of a weapon from a car flying off the cliff and doing a ninja roll to escape all injury. Then this isn't the movie for you.

Just a good haunting story, that reveals itself slowly but tantalizingly. If you like actual storytelling this is your kind of movie.

The acting, directing and production is solid. It's the story itself that's compelling about this movie. Telling you much more would give away part of the story. It does roll on at it's own slow pace and deliberately pulls you back at times. There could have also been a little more clarification on a few things. That'd be my only real complaint.

Theres a good story and horror concept in here somewhere. Unfortunately, it is lost in the poor writing, excessive dialogue and excessive scene lengths.

The screenplay is weak. I actually felt like Tom Sizemore was ad libbing his lines, and improvising off the other characters.

I respect Tom Sizemore, but he's just not together in this film. His lines are not clear or appropriate for the situation and he repeats himself.

This film is shot beautifully, but there are too many scenes, and the film could have been edited by 30 minutes.

I watched it over two nights because it took so long to develop.

It would have been a really good 90- minute horror film with less dialogue and quicker pace.

I salute the concept.

I actually made an account *specifically* for reviewing this movie as i believe the ratings are a bit unfair, the reviews are worse. Some of them make valid points, but i think others are needlessly over-critical. The one about watching it on 1.5x speed... come on, do you even like watching movies at that point?

This director hasnt made many movies. Its obviously a bit lower budget. HOWEVER, as someone who's watched hundreds of horror movies, i honestly enjoyed this. Its not perfect, but its creepy and entertaining and keeps you intrigued

i do agree with other reviewers that the plot was a bit convoluted and couldve been condensed down. In parts (the beginning, especially) the acting isnt really very good. That being said - there are many movies that have convoluted plotlines and/or bad acting that are well loved and highly rated.

TLDR; its entertaining enough, its a fun watch, a little creepy and i enjoyed it. Dont go into it expecting too much, like hollywood-tier production and john carpenter-esque screenwriting. Its decent for what it is.

TLDR for those that don't want to read my review: great film, slow burn, film told partially in flashbacks & unique idea in its genre.

This was surprising good. I was expecting something cheesy with a bit of tension or a few jump scares & there were none! That's refreshing in a low budget flick.

Part of my surprise came from being told this is a horror & the rest came from the cover. It's more of a thriller or noir type with a supernatural twist. Impuratus is nothing like The Exorcist or one of the many knock offs. It's also not like anything in the Conjuring universe, from the ones I've seen.

I've watched so many horror / thrillers that I can usually figure out who lives / dies & any twists within 20 minutes. It's so refreshing to watch a movie where I knew where the story was going, but I couldn't figure out how it got there until right before the reveal. Then there's another twist at the end I didn't see coming & I love it! The writers did a great job taking a tired, overused trope & putting their own unique spin on it.

The actors all did good to great in their roles with the detective & patient being the best in my opinion. This movie deserves to be a cult classic. I recommend this wholeheartedly.