Review of Agnes

Agnes (2021)
9/10
Deeply Catholic, occasionally hilarious, profound
16 December 2021
This is not your typical horror flick; not sure it is even horror. Instead, it's a brilliantly acted exploration of what people say and think about life, Catholicism, and themselves.

Some of the film seems to show, not what is happening, but how the people involved are experiencing what is happening. I don't know if there are demons or not, and much of the film deals with the aftermath of an exorcism. Perhaps that ambiguity is what bothers some people?

For those with ears to hear, you may find moments of hilarity and sadness and creepiness and more. And there's a heartfelt metaphor at the end that is sheer genius.

This is a brave, inspired film that is as off kilter and exuberant as people are ourselves.
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