Director: Gareth Evans
Genre: Thriller/
Horror
Runtime: 130
minutes
Year:
2018
Starring: Dan Stevens,
Richard Elfyn, Michael Sheen, Paul Higgins, Lucy Boynton
Description:
In 1905,
a drifter (Dan Stevens) on a dangerous mission to rescue his kidnapped sister
tangles with a sinister religious cult on an isolated island.
Review: Broken Thomas is sent out to retrieve his kidnapped sister from the
clutches of a solitary cult. Arriving on the island where the members worship a
pagan Goddess, it soon becomes clear tat worshipping other Gods can turn out to
be quite wrong.
“Apostle” is a Netflix Original
and is a film in the ‘folk horror’ genre. The arrival of a righteous man in a
world where everything he believes in turns out to be different seems to
directly copy the beginning of “The Wicker Man”, and it gives of those vibes
too. But other than this similarity, “Apostle” develops and it becomes a
haunting film with its own story and with a style of its own.
Dan Stevens plays the lead
role of Thomas, a man who has lost his faith in very painful ways. Michael
Sheen plays the prophet Malcolm. Both really good in their roles.
“Apostle” is a solid,
suspenseful and at times an unexpectedly gory horror film, with excellent acting.
Fairly unknown, but worth watching if you’re a horror fan.
Rating: 4/ 5
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