"The Church" basically revolves around the idea that there was a group of demons slayed and buried a long time ago, a church was built upon the burial ground, and what happens when the demons are discovered/freed in modern day. I can best describe this movie as fulfilling to watch. After you see it you just kick back and digest everything you saw and feel your appetite for a creepy movie has been totally fulfilled.
There's a few things that aren't explained, such as why towards the end all those different people happened to be inside the church all at once (like the elderly couple) or why the librarian felt the urge to pull his heart out, but that doesn't ruin the movie one bit. The characters and their stories are well developed and it's cool how they all come into play at the end and you see WHY they're a main character. You feel like you know these people from how well their characters are portrayed. The acting is mostly great (one not-so-great moment that stands out is when Lotte is in the club and wants to go home; the acting here is overly dramatic and unbelievable); the angles that some scenes are shot from are original and awesome and help imply the importance of some things (which you won't realize until later); the overall background for the movie is great and thankfully isn't too "modernified" to show that the story takes place in modern day, with just the right mix of "old" and "new" bringing together the fact that this takes place in an ancient church but modern day. And the special effects and gory scenes (there isn't much gore) are for the most part creepy and well done, not over the top or showy.
A lot of the effects are well worth mention but you should just see them for yourself. Some of the things that happen can only be seen by that person it's happening to.. awesome idea, very creepy. This is definitely one of the more well made movies from this genre and despite its imperfections, pretty much the perfect movie.
There's a few things that aren't explained, such as why towards the end all those different people happened to be inside the church all at once (like the elderly couple) or why the librarian felt the urge to pull his heart out, but that doesn't ruin the movie one bit. The characters and their stories are well developed and it's cool how they all come into play at the end and you see WHY they're a main character. You feel like you know these people from how well their characters are portrayed. The acting is mostly great (one not-so-great moment that stands out is when Lotte is in the club and wants to go home; the acting here is overly dramatic and unbelievable); the angles that some scenes are shot from are original and awesome and help imply the importance of some things (which you won't realize until later); the overall background for the movie is great and thankfully isn't too "modernified" to show that the story takes place in modern day, with just the right mix of "old" and "new" bringing together the fact that this takes place in an ancient church but modern day. And the special effects and gory scenes (there isn't much gore) are for the most part creepy and well done, not over the top or showy.
A lot of the effects are well worth mention but you should just see them for yourself. Some of the things that happen can only be seen by that person it's happening to.. awesome idea, very creepy. This is definitely one of the more well made movies from this genre and despite its imperfections, pretty much the perfect movie.