A psychiatrist comes to the prison to perform a psychological evaluation of a serial killer and judge whether he is insane, or sane and therefore eligible for the death penalty. The film is classified as a horror thriller, but that can easily lead you to the wrong expectations. There are no spilled guts, no jump-scare moments, no monsters, no action. Although some of the scenes it verbally evoked in my imagination are more gruesome than they could visually present them. The entire film is reduced to a dialogue between two protagonists, one of whom is an atheist, and the other claims to be a demon.
Although it does not have many other qualities, "Nefarious" makes up for it with an intelligent and well-written philosophical, theological, and moral discussion of opposing points of view, which presents the problems of the human individual and society honestly, directly, without without masking and beautification. Since the conversation is dominated by a demon (Sean Patrick Flanery nailed the role), who tries to convert an atheist psychiatrist, many dismiss this film as Christian propaganda. I did not experience it that way, even though I am an atheist. I experienced it as a refreshment in the sea of politically correct works in the same mold, which threaten to completely suffocate the seventh art.
7/10.
Although it does not have many other qualities, "Nefarious" makes up for it with an intelligent and well-written philosophical, theological, and moral discussion of opposing points of view, which presents the problems of the human individual and society honestly, directly, without without masking and beautification. Since the conversation is dominated by a demon (Sean Patrick Flanery nailed the role), who tries to convert an atheist psychiatrist, many dismiss this film as Christian propaganda. I did not experience it that way, even though I am an atheist. I experienced it as a refreshment in the sea of politically correct works in the same mold, which threaten to completely suffocate the seventh art.
7/10.