The Reckoning

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Dan R 2020's 'The Reckoning' is a film which ultimately fails to deliver on the violent historical times it's trying to depict. SYNOPSIS: 'Grace, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by her Landlord after she rejects his advances.' This is not director Neil Marshall's (The Descent) best film by a very long way and it feels very cheap in its production. Yes he likes to create films which are different to the norm but he's lost his way here. 'The Reckoning' just isn't a very good film which suffers from being boring, lacklustre, and so poorly constructed from start to finish it's just a waste of your time. There's a lot of torture in this film but none of which is as bad as the torture of watching it. 2/10 Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review Zoe A Weak story, could have done much more with it. Reminds me of Tim Curry's demon in Legend. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Kathy H Started bad and ended worse. How bad did it start? Well, we see the protagonist's house. It's quite large for the times, there's glass in the windows and the house is in good condition. We go inside and everything's spotlessly clean- the protagonist, her house, her child, the table she's sitting at reading a letter written on paper. And oh look! She's wearing a gold wedding ring! So clearly she's wealthy by the standards of the time. Her family are obviously landowners- merchants or minor gentry. But no! Shortly afterwards, the film tries to tell me she's a poor tenant farmer. And from there it just got worse. It gloried in torturing women, but in the most unrealistic way it could. Seems it couldn't decide if the protagonist was an everywoman or a superhero. I'm going with superhero, considering the immaculate hair and makeup in the face of days and days of torture, not to mention her ability to enact physically revenge after being quite literally torn apart inside. Absolute garbage- and garbage of the worst kind. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Overall, The Reckoning makes a substantial effort as a horror film. It gets a few elements right, such as its dark visuals and fun audio track, which made me jump several times. But unfortunately, performances, for the most part, are just ok. The film second act is an ultimate letdown as it drags on far longer than it needed and feels repetitive even when it's building towards a final showdown in its third and last act. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Cristian s Buena película. Tiene un gran defecto y es que estando caratulada en el genero terror directamente no asusta, si es buena historia y te mantiene entretenido en sus casi 2 horas de duración pero no es ese tipo de film que te vaya a hacer saltar del asiento. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/06/23 Full Review Hugo Uninteresting story desperately trying to condemn misogyny using witchcraft as a theme. Mediocre acting from the main actress. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/24/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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