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The Summoned

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Summoned to an exclusive self-help retreat, a young man learns that he must settle a supernatural debt that dates back generations.
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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Director Mark Meir and screenwriter Yuri Baranovsky take too long to get to the movie’s biggest twist; and in general, “The Summoned” is too light on action and tension. Jul 8, 2022 Full Review Kat Hughes THN Not so much the ‘next Get Out’, The Summoned is instead an interesting, but somewhat subdued, Faustian story. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2022 Full Review Shaun Munro Flickering Myth The Summoned begins in tantalising fashion and benefits from the work of skilled lead J. Quinton Johnson, yet becomes considerably less interesting the longer it ambles on. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 26, 2022 Full Review Mark H. Harris Black Horror Movies First-time director Mark Meir does pepper in some striking visuals, though, and he’s able to make good use of the scenic locale, but it’s not enough to liven up the pedestrian plot. Rated: 2.7/5 Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film The subtext here is much darker than the story itself. Rated: 3/5 Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Josh Bell Crooked Marquee The interpersonal intrigue is fairly dull, but it has more substance than the ludicrous and abrupt turn into demonic horror. Rated: C Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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brad p While the story starts to fall apart in the third act, all of the performances, especially Joseph, hold ‘The Summoned' together as each character becomes more and more unhinged. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Overall, what begins as an exciting premise with a few fun, mysterious plot aspects soon falls down the hole of being highly familiar, lacking excitement with a finale that hints at a substantial payoff but only fizzles. The characters here also carry characteristics and personalities we've all seen before in horror films. While the performances are generally ok, the dialogue here feels clunky, corny, and even unintelligibly comedic. As a horror film, there are plenty of attempts at jump scares and unsettling moments, but sadly, no significant impact is ever delivered in the end. Sadly, The Summoned tries hard to have something substantial, but its familiarity and unpleasing reveals hurt this film the most. Fans of Jordan Peele will undoubtedly benefit from checking this one out the most, but I felt my time viewing it had only been wasted. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Aldis H Not bad. A little boring at times, and it takes a dive downwards in the second half only to redeem itself just enough at the end to get 60%. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/22/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Summoned to an exclusive self-help retreat, a young man learns that he must settle a supernatural debt that dates back generations.
Director
Mark Meir
Producer
Yuri Baranovsky, Angela Gulner, Mark Meir, Justin Morrison, Dashiell Reinhardt
Screenwriter
Yuri Baranovsky
Production Co
Wicked Myth Films, Happy Little Guillotine Studios
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 7, 2022
Runtime
1h 24m
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