When I heard that my favorite director was making a horror I was beyond excited. Kevin Smith himself was going to branch into my favorite genre and I couldn't wait for the trailer. The trailer was.....bizarre and didn't reveal anything but at the same time did not impress me, in fact it concerned me.
I began watching the movie with bated breath, I actually expected the worst but within seconds I was gripped as I realised that it clearly had the Westboro Baptist Church and the Phelps Family in their cross hairs when they wrote this movie.
Religion is rarely a good thing in movies and this is no exception, 3 teenage boys looking for a good time come across more religious extremists who deem their actions against the word of god and a showdown ensues.
The cast is surprising because several are fleeting, you'll see cameos by Kevin Pollak and Marc Blucas but blink and you will miss them. John Goodman is on top form as always and the members of the congregation are terrifyingly convincing in their roles.
This is a thought provoking film above all else and is scary for different reasons than most horrors. Not the jumpy type, not the creepy type but more the realistic this could be happening right now type.
A great film, a true triumph for Kevin Smith.
I began watching the movie with bated breath, I actually expected the worst but within seconds I was gripped as I realised that it clearly had the Westboro Baptist Church and the Phelps Family in their cross hairs when they wrote this movie.
Religion is rarely a good thing in movies and this is no exception, 3 teenage boys looking for a good time come across more religious extremists who deem their actions against the word of god and a showdown ensues.
The cast is surprising because several are fleeting, you'll see cameos by Kevin Pollak and Marc Blucas but blink and you will miss them. John Goodman is on top form as always and the members of the congregation are terrifyingly convincing in their roles.
This is a thought provoking film above all else and is scary for different reasons than most horrors. Not the jumpy type, not the creepy type but more the realistic this could be happening right now type.
A great film, a true triumph for Kevin Smith.