The Incantation

le film est très cool

source: The Incantation

Dean Cain rocks! This movie is worth your time. Go see it.

My how the mighty have fallen. Dean Cain, AKA Superman dreamboat of the 90s, must have been huffing kryptonite for the good part of a decade to have landed in this sub-mediocre pit of sloppy refuse. The acting is so limp and robotic that I'm convinced they spent 99% of the film's budget on SFX to edit out the scripts that must have been in the hands of the spaced-out junkie vagrants they filmed doing a first screen test read-through. The problem is they then had no budget to hire actual actors or production team after this exercise, and had to get an elementary school media class to salvage and cut together the film from the screen test footage. That would also explain the crappy sets, drab lighting and colour work, irritatingly slovenly timing and rhythm, and hollow emptiness that this film fills the space around it with. I gave it 100 minutes of my life, and it managed to drain a week I will never get back.

If you are looking for breast and gore and ADD editing this is not the flick for you. However, if you have a fond memory of Hammer Films and Grimms Fairytales you might enjoy this movie like I did. Great locations, camera work and set design. I can imagine with a larger budget they could have done more with lighting (would have personally liked to have seen more night shots or at least color correct it to be more dusk). The leads are all strong actors, some of the obvious french side characters are hit or miss (mostly miss) but its the message that really makes this movie. In a world that is filled with instant gratification and off the rack identity, this movie is a slow crawl to that makes you think; are the villains are really so bad after all.

Good story. Solid acting. Visually stunning. The castle is fantastic. Really good sound track. I look forward to the next film by this directing and producing team!

Of the entire movie, only one cast really catch my attention - yooo man! Post Malone can act too lol

So here is the thing. I'm not into movies that are horror/suspense much but this one was fun! From the music and scenery (spot on) to the "Sorry Miss America" scene. THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING IT TO DARK. My gosh, too many movies now a days are very poorly lit. Of course the acting is going to be a bit rough around the edges but it's charming! The ending actually surprised me. I didn't see that coming and more often than not, I usually guess what happens even before the movie hits the halfway point. Of course opinions will be different than mine but I find a sense in charm in all of this as well as the efforts and heart but into it.

There is nothing to see here folks. It's really, really lame. I'm okay with B movies, especially cheesy horror movies, but this one is just very bad. When Dean Cain is by far the best actor you have in the movie, you know it's not going to be good. This film has some of the worst acting that I have seen in years. I won't spoil it for you, because there is really nothing to spoil. Incredibly boring and pointless.

I watched The Incantation over the weekend. I am not a horror movie buff, so I was watching as much for the production quality as anything. I really appreciated the fact that the film wasn't shot as a dark movie. Too often now, movies are so poorly lit that it is hard to make out what is going on. I also notice the color tones used were perfect. They were just muted enough to give it an eerie, surreal vibe without making it seem fake or overproduced. The visuals were stunning! The castle was a great location made better by excellent camera work. I have a friend that has taught me a little about framing and he would say some shots were shot in a minor key which is exactly what was needed. The entire main cast captured their parts well. The Vicar is a perfectly deceptive character who speaks with an antiquated tongue. Nice! Dean Cain plays his role with a balance such that you are never sure where he stands till he's ready for you to. Sam Valentine as Lucy is the right blend of naïve and inquisitive to carry the story. I must say, not being a horror movie guy, I am still processing the ending. Overall, a superb job and I look forward to seeing more from this director.