The Confessional

2009
Not Rated
1h 57min

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6,8/10

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA disturbed sculptor assumes the identity of a small town priest and designs a game of divine madness for a unsuspecting town.A disturbed sculptor assumes the identity of a small town priest and designs a game of divine madness for a unsuspecting town.A disturbed sculptor assumes the identity of a small town priest and designs a game of divine madness for a unsuspecting town.

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6,8/10

121

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7creighton-jenkins

Intriguing film, with solid performances.

"The Confessional" is a suspense thriller in the vein of Hitchcock. Character driven, the film relies on performance and plot rather than sex and gratuitous violence, a refreshing change. Peter Quartaroli delivers an amazingly nuanced and riveting performance as Leonard, a disturbed priest. He sends chills down your spine with the slightest turn of his head or smoldering smile. Much to his credit director James Anthony Cotton is able to capture these nuances and etch them in your mind where they dwell long after the movie is over. Mr. Cotton has stated that this is the first film in a trilogy. Here's to hoping that this film finds distribution and Mr. Cotton is able to get a budget worthy of his directorial abilities for the next two.

4btheseira

Slow paced B-movie lacks thrills

Disturbed killer escapes from asylum and assumes the identity of a priest. Sound premise boringly executed. Do yourself a favor and watch Night of the Hunter instead.

8mmtheapes

Creepy!

This film had everything I could hope for - creepiness, comedy, and crime! (Any film that has someone taking a shovel to the face is OK in my book...I hope this film gets picked up and goes into wide release soon - it takes a theme used in dramas in the past (childhood innocence subjected to the twisted motivations of a sick and demented authority figure - this time in the guise of a Catholic priest - and lets us, the viewers, see the fallout some 30 years later when we see the child as a man, trapped by motivations that are beyond his control (or are they??). Remember people, you are what you eat - "Soup is strength!" - and if you don't know what I'm talking about, that means you haven't seen the film yet - a situation that you must rectify upon the release of this film!

6arfdawg-1

Good

A disturbed sculptor assumes the identity of a small town priest.

He designs a game of divine madness for a unsuspecting town.

For the genre and the budget this is an effective movie.

Yes, a lot of the actors are not very good, it's true.

However it's relatively well paced.

And the story does a good job keeping your attention.

It's an interesting story that is not all blood for blood sake.

I'll admit it get a bit tedious about 3/4 in.

But it's still worth a look see.

You can catch it for free if you have Roku.

8morgan-226

Creepy! A truly unique & memorable thriller.

I had the opportunity to see "The Confessional" at it's first screening; a real standout in the field of independently produced features, one that deserves to be seen. Cotton's vision of a troubled small-town priest is at first dark and brooding then explosive and bloody.

Overall, the acting was top-notch. Peter Quartaroli's performance as Leonard gave me a character that I've not seen before, and won't soon forget. While the Hitchcock style pacing can feel slow, it lured me deeper into Leonard's mind, and set up the surprises that come quickly later as the climax builds.

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Originally Mr. Cotton was planning on shooting the film in bodega bay at the same church used in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds " but it didn't have all the aspects he wanted in his script . By chance one day he pulled off the freeway to the town of Sunol in the Bay Area only miles from his home at the time that he had never visited . Not only did it have the perfect church but all the other locations that were in his script all in the same town . It was as if he had dreamed the town and then found it . The town embraced his film and they were crucial in the making of it with locations and help along the way . They had previously had a Hollywood film shot there and were opposed to any filming as they felt they were treated poorly by the production company from Los Angelos . But once on board with James and his team they not only opened the town for shooting but threw a wrap party for the cast and crew with parting gifts and goodwill .. a great friendship has lasted ever since .