I Joined a Cult

The story is interesting and the script isn't bad. The main hidden cameras, that are shown in the trailer so I dont consider mentioning them a spoiler, are mostly clever- but would still be noticed by anyone not walking around with their eyes permanently stuck to their phone. The main actress does a good job when speaking / acting like a journalist in the beginning, that was also in the trailer, but the rest of the time her acting is as bad as most everyone else's- all of whose acting is so bad that it almost ruined the movie for me completely. The good points, that I had already mentioned, were the sole reasons I gave a 2 star rating. I would only recommend this movie to die-hard fans of the Found Footage Film genre who simply want to watch it for the hidden camera shots and to add another title watched to their lists. Though, there are very questionable scenes that are shot by the "hidden cameras" but are showing what the character sees. I hate when filmmakers do things like that in the Found Footage Film genre because it absolutely kills the "Could this be real" feel of the movie- which for me is the point of the genre.

Without doubt, the worst movie I have ever seen.

All of the actors seem like they've never worked before and should never work again, for the sake of cinema.

The script was awful, the dialogue was awful.

It was hard to tell if a character made me uncomfortable because they were creepy or just awful actors.

I've never found myself checking how long was left so many times in an hour.

The ending was terrible, didn't seem to resolve anything.

The leading actress was capable of a single facial expression, was unlikeable and irredeemable.

Also how did no one notice the face she planted very obvious cameras in the house...

I like films about cults and other than documentaries they are usually low budget and not so good which is why this was a nice find. After watching the trailer, I decided that the film makers had at least done some research on how cults work. It was different in that the cult found their purpose was to speak with the dead, but it worked. I think it mainly worked because of the solid performances which I find rare in low budget films, but this was very watchable. I wonder what they could have done with a bigger budget. As per the usual I had to suspend belief a time or two, but it all worked and was fun.

Well this was different... I came across this film while searching for found footage horror films on Prime and haven't seen anything quite like it before.

The movie is very character driven and feels like a documentary gone wrong. It has strong acting for an indie and the performances are the glue that binds everything together. There are some plot teases along the way to keep you hooked - who's the woman locked up? Do the cult really communicate with the spirits or is the leader just a kook? Is this chick just offer her rocker with the meds situation? Some of these questions never get answered, but they kept my attention so bravo 👏👏

I am writing this review as a a PSA, in fact, I'm writing this review as a way to save lives. This movie was hot garbage, and this is coming from someone who is not hard to please when it comes to Found Footage movies. The special effects, we're essentially non-existent, and a few times where special effects were needed, they were so poorly done that it looked comical. There are low budget movies, but in this case, it was a no budget movie. The acting? Very poor, very rigid, and one of the characters literally sounded like he was reading off of a piece of paper, that's how bad it was. And the ending? What the hell was that? Was that supposed to be a twist? Because if so, it was literally telegraphed in the first half of the movie. What a let down. You watch the movie waiting for something to happen, and nothing happens. I am all for low budget horror, I've seen at least a couple hundred or more low budget horror movies, but this one has to be the worst I've ever seen. The only redeeming quality this movie has is its run time which is a little over an hour and 10 minutes, an hour and 10 minutes which, unfortunately I will never get back.