The Seventh Day
2.5/5
Written by Luke Barnes
A lot of possession or exorcism films play a lot of lip service to the Church, as such it is nice to see a film that takes a different approach and asks the question what if the monster/demon was the priest? It is an interesting idea as yes, if a demon was possessing people why wouldn’t they possess priests, figures that are trusted by thousands of people. It reminded me a lot of Robert Kirkman’s terrific comic Outcast.
That said, despite the twist being interesting it is not executed well. It is clear which of the priests is evil almost from the get-go, and the film does not subvert your expectations in anyway, the one you think is bad is.
I thought the ending was a little too sequel baity for my taste, and I don’t think this film is really good enough to warrant sequels. The horror was very iffy, some moments were strong and had real promise and other moments were painfully by the numbers and played out.
Guy Pearce brings a lot to the film, but even he cant save this film from mediocrity.
Overall, a few good moments but for the most part very average.
Pros.
Guy Pearce
A few good scares
Cons.
It is painfully obvious
The ending teases an unearned sequel
More than a few bad/ generic scares
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