The Cleansing Hour

Great cast. Started off well. I loved that thing in the alley. Where the horror experience went wrong for me was that the possession was like full on exposure- there was no creepy mystery to it. Initially the voice and appearance were very effective but I want haunting snippets of that horrible old woman voice to send a chill down my spine. Not full, direct conversations with it as it loses its scare factor.

The concept sounded interesting so I decided to watch yet another demonic possession movie. If you enjoy watching a demon just sitting in a chair for the entire movie, then this is for you. If not, you might want to give this one a skip. The set-up was really cool, and so relevant to today's social media generation where views and followers encourage content creators to do just about anything to gain an audience. The visual effects were quite good, but the demon's dialogue was laughable, and way too aware of social media. Oh, speaking of effects, there's a scene where a guy steps on broken glass - and they even show it close-up - but it so obviously looks like ice instead of glass. Couldn't help pausing and laughing at it for a bit... The acting wasn't bad, except for Alix Angelis as Lane, and the demon. She wasn't convincing at all, and a bit theatrical. The promising start soon overstayed its welcome and became boring. There's only so much you can do with a demon in a single room, for 90 minutes! It might have worked well as a short, but eventually it felt like deja vu. It became pure propaganda, and nothing more than an advertisement for the church. Some scenes were intense, but not necessarily in a good way - more like over-dramatized. At least the editing was good.... Would I watch it again? Nope.