The Cult

I'm a big fan of unfolding the story/ back-story as you go along style of drama but the unraveling is happening so slowly in The Cult that I'm finding it pretty unengaging. So technically the series looks great, the performances with a few exceptions are fine, but the pace of the story telling is killing the story.

There's some good stuff in there but it's so snuggly wrapped up in the 'mystery' that it's hard to watch. Too much set-up people.

Also the music is all wrong- if only they'd gone for something warmer... it would have been a lot more watchable. It's a small thing but I think it makes a huge difference.

Series. I watched a few episodes of this a while ago and forgot where I had found it. Lol. I came across it again last night and got to about the 9th episode I think before I fell asleep. When I woke I did see a bit of the 9I think it was last) episode before I could hurry and turn it off so now I know the meaning of it all. Well some. I had forgotten the lovely Danielle Cormack was in it and a few other actors I really like. It is very slow going so you have to have patience. Soul's (or whatever his name) is creepy and always creeping about and you wonder what he'll do next. It's a long series with quite a few episodes so I'll finish tonight and see how I feel about the whole conclusion..

I've just finished watching the very first episode of 'The Cult'. I had no idea what to expect, other than the obvious - that it had something to do with a cult. As it started, I could only see it as yet another corny, empty drama. However, after the first 10 minutes, it started to brighten up - and I soon found myself immersed in the story. I enjoyed it quite a lot, and I look forward to the next episode. Plenty of cliff hangers, which can be both a good and a bad thing - but all in all, this is a good change of pace for drama shows in NZ. The acting isn't great, but it isn't as bad as a lot of other NZ shows. I would recommend this if you don't take it too seriously, because if you do, you simply won't enjoy it. 6/10

I'm only 3 episodes into the series as I write this, but I feel the series is building in mystery and suspense nicely. I thought the first few episodes were a little slow, but I'm intrigued to see what's around the corner. It's a great script, with some fantastic actors. It's shot superbly too and looks fantastic (especially in HD).

I think the music score is brilliant. It's so atmospheric and spooky, and really helps build the tension throughout. The music is atmospheric and subtle.

All in all I think The Cult is turning out to be a fantastic thriller... I'll keep watching for now.

Recommended viewing.

8/10

Love the characters, the music, the well done cinemtography and a great and interesting Concept of Parents rescuing their loved ones from a cult in New Zealand.Also, they do explore the more human side of the characters instead of just straight good and evil stereotypes. However, I think because New Zealand is such a peaceful country, they are not smart on how truly evil people can be and how smart they can be when they are committed either for good or evil purposes. My god at about Episode 7, the series writers seem to have gotten lazy on making the characters more clever and more "intelligently devious". For example, the "rescuers" live in a house very near the cult compound and the cult people know it and don't seen to go after them very much. Another simple example is when Sophie and Michael draw a gun first on the cult security guy named "Saul" who has a rifle and ask him to throw it in the bushes, then run off to do their rescue without getting Saul's rifle from the bushes. It keeps getting worse too, but, I am forgiving all the silly stupidity of both sides b/c I do Love the characters and do want to know what happens. I've got a crush on Sophie and Cynthia. The KIWI women are BEAUTIFUL!!