El Ritual ✦ 〈DIRECT〉

: Most helpful reviews suggest skipping this one, as it fails to add anything new to the possession sub-genre. The Ritual (2017 Movie)

: While Variety noted Pacino was surprisingly subdued rather than "hamming it up," many felt his talents were wasted on a cliché-ridden script.

: Highly polarizing. It shifts from wilderness survival to a "weird" plot involving a black metal band . Many readers felt this transition ruined the immersion . El Ritual

The novel on which the 2017 film is based is famously known as a "book of two halves."

Directed by David Bruckner and available on , this folk-horror film follows four friends on a hiking trip in Sweden. It is generally well-regarded as one of the best horror films of the 2010s. : Most helpful reviews suggest skipping this one,

Which version of were you looking for—the Pacino exorcism film , the Netflix hiking horror , or the original novel ?

This film, starring as Father Theophilus and Dan Stevens as Father Joseph, is a religious horror based on a 1928 exorcism. It has received mostly negative feedback from critics and audiences alike. It shifts from wilderness survival to a "weird"

“ The first half was absolutely incredible; it's not often a book scares me enough to sleep with the lights on but this one did.” Amazon UK