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The Reckoning

2020

Neil Marshall

Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Joe Anderson, Ian Whyte ...

4.5

205

Horror. Drama. Action “The Reckoning follows Evelyn Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk), a young widow, haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph (Joe Anderson), who is falsely accused of being a witch by her jealous Landlord, Squire Pendleton (Steven Waddington), after she rejects his unwanted advances. “Grace must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee; Dog Soldiers, Event Horizon) ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting	"[It] looks good and is shot well, particularly for audiences with an affinity for torture. Alas, the central conflict (...) proves too safe and repetitive to be truly memorable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"It feels like a tasteless exploitation movie from 1983. It’s violent and sadistic"	NEG
United States	Rob Hunter Film School Rejects	"Luke Bryant’s cinematography and Ian Bailie’s production design work beautifully to create striking imagery (...) 'The Reckoning' shows Marshall’s sharp eye at work"	POS
United States	Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut	"Shallow writing, a pretty lead actor, glossy camera work, and melodramatic music"	NEU
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"[It] suffers from being too boring, too lacklustre, and too poorly constructed from start to finish, to recommend."	NEG
United States	Richard Kuipers Variety	"The film’s punchy visuals are undercut by a meandering story that strains credibility."	NEU
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"At first, this horror about a woman accused of witchcraft is merely bad. Then it becomes unwatchable (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"It’s a witch-hunt thriller that lacks the texture to be realistic and the no-holds-barred energy to be pulpy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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