Unholy (2015)

That was an excellent one.

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

OK, first the negatives - As others have said the acting is pretty awful at times (I realise it was a pretty inexperienced cast) - the female lead was ok but the male lead was very wooden and tried to enunciate every single word like he was on stage - bit of advice son, be the character and not just someone reciting a script - talk normally like a real person because it was all very forced - I like the 70s retro look but this sort of thing was done much better in When the Lights Went Out (2012) - a lot of the scenes seems to have been "borrowed" from other films like The Haunted and even Amityville so the whole thing never seemed original in the slightest.I realise the budget was small and that probably led to the "that'll do" approach like we see in so many low budget films - it really could have done with some scenes getting a few more takes - you have to wonder if it was purely down to budget or a weak director failing to get the best out of the actors.Now the good stuff - I liked the story - I also like the 70s feel with the decor and the props but the fashions weren't quite 1975 especially the black guy having his shirt untucked - that was very 90s - this could have been a solid 7/10 with better actors and bigger budget but just gets a 4/10 from me - I think over 50s would appreciate this more than a teen viewer purely for the 70s feel

Totally agree that some of the acting is appalling. The policeman scene in particular early in the film is hilarious. I think I have seen more convincing policeman performances when they have been hired for stag weekends. Kelly Goudie playing 'Margaret' is mostly fine. Everyone else not very good but to be fair to them they aren't exactly helped by a clunky script and the special effects are mostly poor, especially in the seance scene in the build-up to the finale. Having said that, if it is true the film's entire budget is 600 quid, then pointing out the poor effects might be a tad harsh.Now there are some creepy scenes in the film but they are mostly when Goudie is in the house on her own.But watch out for the unfortunate but hysterical placing of a plant prop at the very end of the film which ruins any atmosphere the director might have hoped for.

Oh my goodness i have just wasted over £5 on watching this film. If we had heard that this was our 7 year old's first film we would be proud to watch but we thought this was a serious film. I would recommend everyone stay away from this film. Acting, story, set and effects were of the poorest quality.

Awful film. If I had given my two teenage boys a camcorder and a sheet they'd have produced a better film than this. The worst thing was the acting, it was dreadful! So bad that it ruined every single scene. In was a relief when the character Norma was on the screen, albeit only for a short time, because at least she could act. The sound track was bad, the camera angles were bad. The sets were good, we had the same tiles in our old bathroom, so that's where the 1 out of 10 comes from!