The beginning of The Holy lead me to believe that it had all the ingredients to be a new cult classic, but it fails in an attempt at religious horror.
First it's too serious and its makers forgot to check what the witches actually were. In reality there were no witches, just innocent victims persecuted and killed by the church. This should not be forgotten even hundreds of years later. So it's just silly to make a serious film about it and having the spirit of a witch take revenge on the people and make it do spooky things.
Secondly it's like one of those few better episodes of the Supernatural - tv series. It makes the film seem quite generic and predictable.
On the other hand, The holy is very well made film, which has great cast, great acting, great budget, great everything. If Supernatural was your thing, then you're going to love this.
First it's too serious and its makers forgot to check what the witches actually were. In reality there were no witches, just innocent victims persecuted and killed by the church. This should not be forgotten even hundreds of years later. So it's just silly to make a serious film about it and having the spirit of a witch take revenge on the people and make it do spooky things.
Secondly it's like one of those few better episodes of the Supernatural - tv series. It makes the film seem quite generic and predictable.
On the other hand, The holy is very well made film, which has great cast, great acting, great budget, great everything. If Supernatural was your thing, then you're going to love this.