Five Girls

The acting, editing and music choices are pretty questionable and the plot is both convoluted and simplistic somehow. It is a great representation of this time in horror outside of the resurgence of zombie movies.

It's mostly fluffy teen pap with some mythology thrown in to attempt to add weight. There is some skin on display, but not enough to make that the reason to watch.

Overall this is just something to put on in the background, or if you are a female teen having a slumber party maybe, as that really seems to be the target audience. Definite The Craft vibes.

In St. Marks catholic boarding school for girls, the religious student Elizabeth (Krysta Carter) is attacked by evil forces and disappears from the classroom and the impotent Father Drake (Ron Perlman) is incapable of saving her. The school is closed and five years later it is reopened. Five troubled unwanted girls - Alex (Jennifer Miller), Mara (Jordan Madley), the blind Cecilia (Terra Vnesa), Leah (Barbara Mamabolo) and Connie (Tasha May Currie) – are left by their family in the institution, severely directed by the headmistress Miss Pearce (Amy Ciupak Lalonde) with hands of iron. Father Drake is their teacher and the girls are forbidden to go to the mysterious third floor. When Alex has visions of the possessed Elizabeth, weird things happen in the spot and the girls have to fight against a legion of two thousand demons.

"5ive Girls" is not a bad horror movie as mentioned in some reviews. The problem is that the story is too ambitious for a low-budget movie. There are at least three great flaws in the plot. The first one is how could a school so big have only five students and one teacher? Would figurants be so expensive? The second one is the lack of an explanation why the demons attacked the boarding school. Last but not the least, why Mara has healing power? But anyway the story startles, the atmosphere is creepy, the gorgeous actresses have good performances and Ron Pearlman is efficient as usual. If you see this film with low expectations and disregard the flaws in the screenplay you may have a good surprise. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Demônios" ("Demons")

Ron Perlman and Jordan Madley are pretty much the only bright spots in this movie. The plot outline states that five girls confront Legion. It would have been far more accurate to state that five girls are individually stalked by Legion.

The acting was horrid, even for a B movie, and what decent acting there was in this film was obliterated by shoddy writing and talentless directing.

This receives a two star rating because of the admirable effort Ron and Jordan put in, in spite of the overall result. If you enjoy B movies, you may like this title, but if you are looking for a good supernatural thriller, this writer suggests Gothika.

Seems like this movie has been forgotten mostly and barley any one has seen. Its not really memorable or original. However it does have Ron Pearlman in it. So maybe it's worth a watch for that. The dialogue is awful. But it's worth a laugh I would say. I can't hate it all that much, did I say it has Ron Pearlman in it already?

St. Mark's School For Girls is an interesting place. It seems like the perfect setting for reforming unruly females. The titular five are brought in to St. Mark's, locked in, and the miracle of religious rehabilitation begins.

What could possibly go wrong?

Unfortunately, these new fish are unaware of the history of this particular institution, including a mysterious disappearance. They also have no idea that the Priest and Headmistress (Ron Perlman and Amy Lalonde) are not exactly what they appear to be.

In addition, the church is under some sort of satanic attack which could result in further disciplinary problems and educational delays. Not surprisingly, the 5IVE GIRLS have arrived equipped with psychic abilities that enable them to battle the forces of eeevil. That is, if they can stop fighting amongst themselves.

Not a bad clone of THE CRAFT, complete with a final conflict full of blood, spiritual warfare, and featuring a dubious CGI demon!...