The Faith Community

The producers were grossly out of touch with the manner in which cults really operate. The acting is very poor. From the very beginning the viewer realizes this retreat is run by a some deranged characters. There is no sense of being "drawn in." Good films in this genre are presented in a manner that is almost believable, such as the Blair Witch. In the Blair Witch the viewer is slowly moved into the horror allowing the terror to be far more experiential. In this film we know in the first ten minutes that some horror is awaiting. The movie uses far too much "preachy" material in the first quarter of the film. Many will grow quickly bored and may not hang around for the action. Personally, as a United Methodist I was uncomfortable with the sect using the UM logo of the cross and flame on the t-shirts. Many, if not most United Methodist are not fundamentalists. This personal element made everything from the outset to be unbelievable.

The movie could have been good. This is a good premise for a found footage horror. Yes it's not original but it could've been creepy. But nothing really happens. Like, nothing. Where you think it's gonna hit the fan it doesn't and then it tanks and I found myself repeatedly going back to my phone because I was bored. Which isn't good

I am putting this amongst the top 10 worst movies I have ever seen. Think of Midsummer, and times that tripe by 10. It made no sense at all. Blurry at times, it looked like a student initiation ceremony gone wrong. I have never rated a film on here this low. Best part of the movie is when the credits roll at the end. You have been warned.

Is it unfair of me to give this movie a good rating solely because of how much I liked The Messenger? Probably.

Am I going to do it anyways? You betcha.

In a market oversaturated with horror films The Faith Community gives us a unique twist on the found footage sub-genre. Shot only with one camera, like a regular civilian with a hand held camera would be able to capture the unfolding events and presented without music this film is surprisingly effective and suspenseful. Proof that a good story doesn't depend on all of Hollywood's bells and whistles - well worth the watch!