Immaculate
Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.
- Released:
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, Dora Romano, Giorgio Colangeli, Simona Tabasco, Giampiero Judica, Niccolò Senni
- Director: Michael Mohan
Comments
- Ms_Carter - 24 June 2024
Oh Baby
Look I don't know who copied who ?
But it doesn't take a genius to figure out either First Omen or Immaculate is playing copycat Nuns getting pregnant by unnatural means and one is pregnant with the other devil and this one is pregnant with God TRIPPY I like both movies for different reasons I give this a slight edge I like we get some blood and gore and it's not changing something already established in a previous movie (See my review of The First Omen) for clarification Although I like this better by no means is it perfect The story could use a lot of work (More of a personal gripe from me) But did she have to scream so loud during labor I was turning my volume down as low as possible and still be able to hear the movie and (Spoiler) I sat through this whole movie and never got to see the baby I felt cheated Yes I know we didn't see the baby in The First Omen But beings how it was a prequel we got to see the baby in other movies Anyway I say all that to say: It's good but it's not great. - AJ_Nel - 17 June 2024
An interesting but underdeveloped spin on the nunsploitation sub-genre
Immaculate (2024) has a bit of a sad history, as it was initially canned during casting in 2014. Sweeny who auditioned during said casting, however, punted the project for a number of years and eventually got a director to revive the project. Strictly speaking Immaculate falls within the nunsploitation sub-genre. There is however slightly more meat to the main plot. The uneven and, at times, dead-slow pace is however more than slightly indicative of a plot-idea which eventually became the entire plot. The plot initially had a bit of an Umberto Eco mystery feel to it, but that fizzled out towards the end of the first act, when the secret project took on a more Spectre / Blowfeld (early organised crime in Bond films) set-up, ie an underground lair where a bizarre plan is being hatched. That said, it is not as bad as it sounds. The cinematography and practical gore effect kept the film within the genre and the script and acting (mostly by Sweeny) added a good measure of suspense and psychological terror to the mix. The elements however failed to find a sweet spot. A decent film but not really anything above average.
