Rating of
3.5/4
the father has spoken.
Jacob Zembower - wrote on 05/05/14
A truly chilling take on the Jonestown massacre. Ti West's latest is one of, if not his best, feature to date. Once again taking the slow-burn approach, and yet way more involving and increasingly creepy than his other films. This piece of pure cinema mixed with "faux-real footage" is by turns shocking, deeply unsettling, and suspenseful. The final 40 moments alone are brilliantly nightmarish and realistic, but the entire film is never once boring. The cast is strong across the board, especially Amy Seimetz and Shawn Parsons as Father. Many (most made for tv) films have taken on the Jonestown tragedy, but none have come so close in evoking the deeply embedded dread and tragedy in equal measure. A queasy good time and Ti West's further proof that he just keeps getting better. The Sacrament is not to be missed. (Rated R contains disturbing content including some graphic violence and images, and for language.)
