Il convento - Heretiks

Poor script, poor effects, poor storyline. Generally, a dreadful waste of time. 3 stars is probably very generous.

I enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie. The time period felt (relatively) authentic. Persephone jumps out of the fire into an all-together different frying pan.

The store is not original and I wish they explained the back story better, but it is a solid film. I watch a lot of horror and this is definitely not the worst!

My pet peeve - I hate when the scenes are so dark that you cannot see anything. This does happen through most of the film, but the eyes do shine bright.

Fine for people who like horror period pieces with some gore.

Watch ....... Dark Waters (1994) ..... instead.......

This movie is watchable, but could have been better with a little bit of thought.

Having seen Paul Hyatt's Seasoning House - which is an incredibly disturbing yet brilliant movie - perhaps I was expecting too much from The Convent.

I found that the movie lacked 'punch'. It transitioned from one thing to another - especially the horror bits - just too softly - the viewing experience was too smooth for a horror.

Some of the effects - particularly the parts with fire - were obviously artificial and overdone in some scenes making the movie feel cheap.

Most of the acting is OK, although there were a few cringe-worthy moments - but nothing that couldn't be forgiven.

Just a few small changes would have made all the difference and would have placed this movie towards the top of the tree. Unfortunately, it is as it is - watchable but not brilliant.

Uninteresting and with terrible CGI effects scattered amongst some fair practical effects. Atmosphere is okay, pacing less so. Incomprehensible plot. Gains a couple of stars by having the mighty Michael Ironside (albeit for literally about two minutes; was he just here on holiday?) and Clare 'Hellraiser' Higgins.