Jakob's Wife

Name: Jakob's Wife
Genre: Horror
Released: April 16, 2021
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Barbara Crampton, Bonnie Aarons, C.M. Punk, Jay DeVon Johnson, Larry Fessenden

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RLJE Films | Release Date: April 16, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Barbara Crampton, Bonnie Aarons, C.M. Punk, Jay DeVon Johnson, Larry Fessenden, Mark Kelly, Nyisha Bell, Omar Salazar, Robert Rusler, Sarah Lind

Summary: Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before,Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted.… Expand

Director: Travis Stevens

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Lorry Kikta

Apr 7, 2021

While there are some serious themes at play, the movie still has plenty of gooey gory fun for horror fans. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Apr 16, 2021

In Jakob’s Wife, the classic vampire theme is looped into an insightful and often very funny commentary on marriage and the limitations placed on women. Read full review

The Playlist Asher Luberto

Apr 30, 2021

It’s an absorbing (if sometimes preachy) look at the horrors of becoming a housewife, and a splash of holy water on the demons of assigned gender roles. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 13, 2021

Watching two pros throw themselves into a low-budget movie shot, on location, in BFE Mississippi isn’t just amusing, it’s inspiring. Love what you do kids, and you’ll never get old, with or without the vampire’s kiss. Read full review

Ty Burr

Apr 14, 2021

Believability takes a back seat here, obviously, and the special effects are so over-the-top bloody as to be more comical than scary; unlike In the Earth, a much slicker British horror film opening in theaters this week, Jakob’s Wife proudly embraces its inherent B-ness. But it’s the star who makes this a low-down hoot while rooting it in some tart and deserved observations about the battle of the sexes. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Aug 19, 2021

Crampton and Fessenden’s easy, credible chemistry keeps up a steady baseline of bickering banter that’s charming throughout. The film could have been a bit more audacious about tweaking Christian pieties, but you can’t have everything. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Apr 7, 2021

Despite Crampton and Fessenden’s game playing, and a few nicely icky practical effects, “Jakob’s Wife” feels strangely anemic, which, as we all know is more fatal to the already iron-deficient movie vampire than garlic, holy water and sunshine combined. Read full review

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