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- 2021
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 2021
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Summary A nun’s disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest in waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma.
Directed By: Mickey Reece
Written By: John Selvidge, Mickey Reece
- 2021
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 2021
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Agnes
65
2.6
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Summary A nun’s disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest in waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma.
Directed By: Mickey Reece
Written By: John Selvidge, Mickey Reece
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
65
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Agnes is a genre breaker that veers into unanticipated areas of drama, some of it absurd, some street-wise, and yet inescapably entertaining.
Agnes should excite viewers who like their demonic possession films and nun content fresh; there are nuns, and there is demonic possession, but there’s also Reece’s stubborn commitment to picking a niche and sticking with his aesthetic, which can be summed up as “characters kibitzing in dingy spaces.”
From the cult Oklahoma director Mickey Reece, the horror film Agnes is funny – both funny ha-ha (in sly ways) and funny-peculiar all around.
The film is a thoughtful examination of the human desire for it and the accompanying hope that it may exorcise the emptiness we feel.
The nun horror subgenre is a particularly difficult one to master because it is so overdone, and it inherently engages with so many ambitious themes. If you’re brave enough to tackle it, you’d better be sure you’re bringing something special to the table and, with it, have something substantial to say.
I can’t say it necessarily comes off, although I’m not out-of-line declaring that it doesn’t pay off — not in a horror movie or crisis-of-faith melodrama sense.
There is a clear through line of faithlessness in the script by Reece and John Selvidge, but it is otherwise so aimless and underdeveloped as to turn this 93-minute film into a plodding slog.
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Generally Unfavorable
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Production Company
Divide/Conquer,
Perm Machine,
QWGmire
Release Date Dec 10, 2021
Duration 1 h 33 m
Awards
Molins Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
