it's a pleasure to see the master at work. by that i mean polanski. good directors don't need stupid shock factors and over the top special effects - they can deliver a good film simply with a good script and good acting.
this two things isn't to be underestimated. many just can't work with just these two.
the subject matter could easily become silly and corny at the hands of a lesser talented director, but polanski delivered something supernaturally creepy. there is no apparition of the ju-on: the grudge (2002) kind, but i was genuinely scared. thank goodness i watched it with other people otherwise i would have screamed. the premise is simple, what it takes to be a devoted servant of God is essentially the same qualities required if you were to serve, say, the Prince of Darkness himself.
are you up for the ride, now?
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