Eli (I) (2019)
7/10
Some people took this film way seriously!
4 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Guys, Chill. It's a film; don't take it too seriously. We have already seen so many films with satanic rituals, Devil Worshipping before but this time it got interesting. It innovatively presented us the same dish but in a different manner! It's different from the rest but I was totally into it and kinda liked the climax too. I know many of you might disagree with me here. But I liked how it turned around the whole plotline towards the end. Shockingly Indeed.

From the very beginning I was fondling through various interpretations about the storyline. For your information as a movie buff I try to predict certain outcomes whenever I watch a movie; especially with these horror films where I certainly do that very often. As you may all know horror genre nowadays are filled with craps and more of the same. Most of the times they tend to take the same route of scaring us. Today most of the horror movies became so predictable that if you are into this genre like as much as I am; you would surely know what's coming before it even starts. That's how bad the scenario of horror movies come to.

Fortunately for this film, can't say the same. I was searching over different possibilities and outcome from the storyline but believe me I couldn't really tell what was going to happen in the next act. When the climax came over I was literally shocked. I never thought it would come to that sort of conclusion. But I honestly liked it. Not because of how it baffled me throughout but for the Clever execution it had. I really liked Eli's character, and was really feeling empathetic towards him. So for me It was a satisfying end nonetheless.

Now let's talk about the other aspects as well. The cinematography is fine, the soundscore is truly impressive. The positional audio experience was something I really cherish. Specially when in Horror where it matters a lot. Performances are quiet good as well. The Storyline is not that intriguing nor compact enough until the 3rd act. I expected more from the individual Characters as well. Also Some scenes felt a bit overstretched. Perhaps the makers tried to bring the 'Artsy' feel over it.

Overall this is a very good movie. Although it Wasn't really scary. But the twists and turns surely made up for that. Fellow horror fans go for it. And for the others; You could definitely watch it as well.

Recommended!
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