Sacrilege (2020) Review
Sacrilege (2020) Review
This pagan cult horror follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality.
SACRILEGE kicks off promisingly with a great opening credits sequence that’s backed by a terrifically ominous score and lush location before seguing into a night-time scene where a man runs from a darkened house only to burst into flames before he has time to escape. So okay, there’s nothing new here but so far it’s very well done so the chances are that want to stick with it.
However all to soon the overriding sense of familiarity does writer/director David Creed’s film no favours and the onscreen energy levels sag once the girls attend a pagan celebration. From this point on the film should have been building momentum instead of stalling. Still, the surly, unspoken groundskeeper (Rory Wilton) is nice on the eye and the acting, overall, is fine but the characterisations are rather lacking and there’s no one that you’ll want to route for. There’s some gore, which is well done, but otherwise this is all rather safe and safe isn’t really what you want from a horror film.
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