Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Are you someone who has never seen a horror in his life and who just has decided to make the big step and it should remain fairly soft, then you should definitely watch "The Sacred". But if you want to start up already with something more heavy in this genre, then you better forget about this movie. I don't want to feel guilty about the fact that a new horror fan would drop out because they came to the conclusion that the horror genre isn't that special anyway after watching this film.Relating "The Sacred" to the horror genre is as ridiculous as claiming that the little snow man in "Frozen" is a real living snowman they have recruited in Lapland. Sheer nonsense! Indeed there is an evil spirit and you can see a ritual of an exorcism in the opening scene. But like one swallow does not make a summer, those elements won't make this film a horror. I'm sure the creators watched a lot of horror movies about cabins in the woods and possessed people, with their notebooks ready. Because virtually every conceivable cliché has been used. One follows after the other in such a pace that it looks like "Am laufenden Band" with Rudi Carell. But instead of a conveyor belt with prices, it's one with overused horror elements.Jessie (Heather Roop) is a writer who suddenly faces the well-known phenomenon of a writer's block. Not to worry. Jessie has a cabin inherited from her aunt, who obviously deceased under mysterious circumstances, and uses this opportunity to stay over there and confront herself with her past and so regain some inspiration. So she moves to this secluded cabin in the woods. Soon strange things start to happen etcetera etcetera etcetera .....First there is the ridiculous oversupply of used horror elements: self-opening doors, a clock that's always showing the wrong time, a falling vase, sudden appearances, a radio getting smashed, shadows in the mirror, a doll that appears somewhere all the time, the staring villagers, scary sounds and creaking floors, banging on the door, friends appear and eventually become victims ... You can even hear a priest doing an exorcism. The technique of filming in a way as if it appears that someone is spying on you from behind a bush or from the upper floor, has also been used infinite times. And something that starts getting on my nerves over and over again, is the fact that everyone knows nothing or they don't want to talk about it, and then suddenly they come up with some story about something that happened in the past.And of course Jessie responds to these phenomena as if nothing is going on and it's just kind of weird. Naive girl! About the performances we can brief : that was for me the greatest horror element. Totally unbelievable and amateurish. When Jessie started crying, I also almost started crying spontaneously myself. Not because it was so touching, but because it looked so miserably. Besides, it was also laughable how Jessie was portrayed. In the beginning, she looked like a frigid old aunt, and after wards when she starts cleaning in that cabin, she looked like a sexy pop artist with an ultra-short cut-off jeans and a translucent t-shirt swinging around with her ​​mop. My conclusion after seeing all these scenes (because she is shown regularly bra-less while wearing a see-through t-shirt) is that it was really cold in that forest. It looked like some Darts Tournament in London. "One Hundred and Eighty" times I've looked at those erect antennas.Anyway, it's also a bad omen when they throw in some lesbian sex scenes and some explicit images of Jessie taking a shower. Usually this is done to embellish things and to hide the fact that this is a terrible movie. The denouement is so incredibly far-fetched using terrible looking special effects. If this was a movie from the 70's, then I would understand. And you don't need to be clever to guess the open end. Is there anything good to say about this movie? Yes, the performance of Brighid Fleming as Leah, is admirable. But that couldn't save this disaster.More reviews at http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be

When I came across the synopsis for this movie, I was into it. Sure, it didn't sound original, but I was looking a comfort movie - something I could settle into and enjoy without too much effort. I mean, we've got all kinds of classic elements at work here - vulnerable young person alone in a creepy cabin? Weird small-town residents? Some unspoken secret horror just beneath the surface of a wholesome pastoral setting? Yes, please! Maybe If I had fully realized what a joke this film is instead of giving it even a modicum of respect, I could have had more fun while watching it. Dear reader, don't be as foolish as I.First of all, the summary for the movie is not accurate. I spent the first 15 minutes wondering if I was watching the right film. "Marie" is actually Jessie, the "young writer" in question in the summary (there IS in fact a Marie, a throwaway character who doesn't show up until the last 10 minutes of the movie - but I could see how the synopsis writer could be easily confused). We know she is a "young writer" because she calls herself this, however she is actually a 40-something MILF straight from the set of All My Children. It is painful to watch her try to act the babe-in-the-woods character. I grant you, she does have a hot bod, but cut-off jean short-shorts do not a young person make. Any attempts at creating a tense or eerie atmosphere are instantly ruined by "young" Jessie's mom-like behaviour and person.Anyway the point is, Jessie, who at some point wrote a successful horror novel, is trying to follow up with another, but has serious writer's block. She decides to go up to the cabin that her dead aunt (who she can't remember of course) left her, to hopefully spark some inspiration. But the town residents aren't telling her something, and weird things start to happen........ like a door opening on its own when she's washing her naked boobs in the shower omg!! And, that's basically how it goes. You know this is a Serious and Gritty Horror Film not only because boobs, but also the characters - including children!- use Bad Curse Words.This movie is bad, but it's not even fun bad. It's like watching a Lifetime Network production of "A Scary Movie starring Your Friend's Hot Mom". Half the time it's boring and entirely lacking in any atmosphere (the scary cabin is scary and derelict because there are dishes left in the sink, and cobwebs! Cue the sexy-dancing housework montage with some Rock n' Roll!), and yet also, there are boobies, and naked lesbian make-out scenes put in because of course there is. The lesbian stuff could have been interesting rather than pointless - if, say, Jessie and Boyfriend were having troubles because she's bi or, hell, even a closeted lesbian who feels she must repress her sexuality, but no, silly, they have a perfect relationship and there are just sexy girls making out and it's really hot okay?? If you are a 13 year old boy of any age, I think you will really enjoy this film, because it has the F-word, someone Smokes a Doobie, and someone Even Has Sex.

*yawn* Oh, you're here. And you're reading my review because you're wondering if this movie is worth watching. Well, if you're a horror fan, you've already seen this movie. The movie jumps from one cliché to the next every five minutes. You'll already be predicting what happens in the movie when you're 1/10th of the way through. You won't even need to read the screenplay.Synopsis: Basically, we have your clichéd horror flick where the yuppie chick has decided to move out to a house in a rural area to "get away from it all". This is one of those small town horrors where the townspeople are aware of the demonic entity. But instead of talking to the protagonist they act cryptic, standoffish, and frightened with the usual "I've said too much already" type of behavior you see in these movies. There's also the obligatory grizzled redneck who knows a lot about the demonic entity. He acts shifty, scared, and distant. And, instead of telling the woman from the get-go about the demonic being, he decides to wait until after she's been haunted to break the news to her. These rural horror demonic ghost type of horror movies always have these townspeople who know about the local demon. But it's never explained why they continue to live in a town possessed by a demonic being.What's equally perplexing is why these yuppie women continue to stay in these demonic houses after they experience strange things? The main chick hears noises she shouldn't hear; she sees the reflection of people walking behind her and catches ghostly visions staring at her but disappearing when she blinks; things crash and break abruptly; etc. And all she ever says to these occurrences is "Huh. That's funny." and then continues to live in the house as if nothing important is happening? There are also a plethora of other clichés that bombard the horror fan: newspaper clippings to tell the back story; character says, "Don't leave me" and other character says, "stay here. I'll be right back. Everything will be okay." after they hear something strange out in the dark woods; guy goes out to check after hearing strange noise; etc.Other clichés I didn't like: swaying cam, where the camera isn't shaking like the camera man has seizures but the camera isn't steady either (apparently, tripods are too expensive to buy these days); annoying "BOOM!" jump scares; and the inappropriate music at the wrong time. I'm really tired of this amateurish junk that gets passed for film-making in the indie community.By the end of the movie, I lost count at the number of clichés I saw. The only thing that made me stay awake was the scene with the chick who came out of the rain. That scene made me raise my eyes and say, "Whoa. That came out of nowhere. That was a pleasant surprise." I gave this movie 1-star because the filmmakers didn't flood the review section with phony shill reviews like you see on so many other indie film reviews on IMDb. So congratulations on that. Everything is was a waste. I've seen everything in this movie. It wasn't suspenseful for those who like atmospheric horror with little to no gore. Nor was it gory enough for the gore/exploitation fans. Without the nudity, this movie would be PG-13 horror.

This was billed as a horror. Really? So much of the story had been done before. Possessed doll. Cabin in the woods. Etc. Now if you are looking for topless women and some lesbian action, this is the movie.A poor attempt at horror, a mediocre attempt at soft core porn. I did give it a 3 because the camera work was pretty good. The story, acting and weak attempts at horror were all quite poor.If you get to watch this for free, go ahead, but don't pay hard earned money for it.We need some more creativity in horrors out of Hollywood.