Consecration

Name: Consecration
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: February 10, 2023
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Angela White, Charlotte Palmer, Danny Huston, Eilidh Fisher, Ian Pirie

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: February 10, 2023 | R

Starring: Angela White, Charlotte Palmer, Danny Huston, Eilidh Fisher, Ian Pirie, Janet Suzman, Jena Malone, Steffan Cennydd, Thoren Ferguson, Victoria Donovan

Summary: After the suspicious death of her brother, a priest, Grace (Jena Malone) goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what really happened. Once there, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about her own past.

Director: Christopher Smith

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Feb 10, 2023

Both bloody and/or creepy thrills are few and far between, but striking images and standout performances keep it cohesive. Read full review

The Playlist Lena Wilson

Feb 9, 2023

This high-concept horror too easily crosses over from charmingly erratic to nonsensical. Read full review

The Film Stage Christian Gallichio

Mar 9, 2023

While it has interesting things to say about cycles of abuse and the overlap between the church and abusive parents, those ideas are lost in a haze of non-linear storytelling. Even with such problems, this is compelling in individual scenes; if only they added up to anything. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Feb 8, 2023

The meager surprises it does contain aren’t particularly effective, considering that early clues suggest only one possible twist and the proceedings do little to mask it. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Feb 13, 2023

In Consecration Jena Malone doesn’t just sport a casually impeccable British accent. She becomes British — her mood and manners, the way she rocks the sweaters and bangs and debonair politeness. She creates a compelling character, only to see the film’s director, Christopher Smith, swallow her up in all the ecclesiastical gothic malarkey. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Feb 9, 2023

One of the film’s biggest weaknesses is that Smith and Cook withhold key information so they can spring a big twist. When the threat the characters are facing remains so vague for so long, it robs the story of tension. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Marya E. Gates

Feb 10, 2023

The film proves to be just another retread of “spooky” Catholic-themed horror tropes without adding any insight or originality to the subgenre. Read full review

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EpicSurvivor

Mar 15, 2023

Was super surprised by this movie I am a huge fan of Horror thriller mystery movies. I wasn't expecting much of anything out of this movie but was very pleasantly surprised. The acting is pretty good, and the story is pretty solid. I would recommend watching this movie. 8 Solid out of 10

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JLuis_001

Feb 24, 2023

Even with the presence of Jena Malone, and despite the fact that this story tackles some more serious themes than one would have expected at first glance, Consecration succumbs to almost all the conventions of the horror genre, and as a result, any potential that could have been developedEven with the presence of Jena Malone, and despite the fact that this story tackles some more serious themes than one would have expected at first glance, Consecration succumbs to almost all the conventions of the horror genre, and as a result, any potential that could have been developed gets buried by the stupidity of cramming it with scares that fail to provide any substance to the matter.

Consecration is a slow burner that had the scope to be a more creative and eerie effort like the recent Saint Maud and its religious symbolism and allegories, but when you see the director's credits, you understand why it went down the simplest road.… Expand

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royalguy07

May 24, 2023

Creepy and bloody convent movie.

I was a little confused throughout and don't think the flow was very good in this one. Some good scenes but overall pretty tame.

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