1st Summoning

If you can get through this found footage film w a constant clickity crackle sound and heavy breathing you would probably rate this a two. Maybe not. Just awful. Bad actors have to say everything they're thinking and doing so us morons understand the story. Bad over-acting, bad directing, repeated story w no budget and you get a really boring movie. Move on folks. Nothing to see here...

I didn't find the acting bad, but the rest is absolute trash. I was actually angry that i wasted time on this. I was warned from the beginning though and i watched it anyway, as the protagonist's blatant exposition pretty well gave away the whole movie. There were scenes that didn't advance the plot, the cinematography was bad, and it didn't build suspense well nor execute a payoff for it. I dearly hope this is the last summoning.

In order to break the rules, you must first understand them. The makers of this disasterpiece were clearly playing chicken with oblivion. If anything this turkey serves as a cogent reminder that most found footage films should just remain lost. Especially this one, which runs afoul often.

Why 3 stars then? Well, they managed to get the sigil of Lucifer right. Most occult films get that wrong. An upside down cross is just a St. Peter's cross. The lead actress actually had some acting chops and was awkwardly pretty in her own way. The preacher had a pernicious Jim Jones vibe which I rather enjoyed. The lead actor who plays the clueless, hapless filmmaker and looks like a pitiful cross between Rocky Dennis and Devon Sawa ought to stick with his day job though. A Samuel Beckett apothegm comes to mind: FAIL BETTER.

It's not bad. It's certainly not good. It's a slightly below average found footage film, strictly for us found footage fans. No real emotional connections developed. Very thin plot. I'd only recommend it if you (like me) have run out of FF horror movies. If found footage/shaky cam horror isn't for you, please just avoid the movie and spare us that stereotypical whining review. You won't like it. Promise. Dig found footage? Meh, you could do worse.

*Side note: message me any under the radar FF movies worth seeing. I'm running low. If you need suggestions, hit me up*

If that guy wanted to be a real doc maker find another camera man. It must have been that long earring he was wearing. No, sorry just heard it while the camera was on him. Could have been better but it wasn't. I wish I hadn't wasted my time on this. The acting was good. That helped. If this was found footage, why were there impossible camera shots? Just pick one format please.