We Summon The Darkness has glimpses or originality and flare throughout, sprouting up through heaps of generic sequences that do more damage than good. Luck enough, these moments do add a little zest to the experience, and remind you that there is a healthy chunk of potential to be admired. Whether it's the charming cast or the plentiful gore, there seems to be something that will keep everyone pleased, even if not fully satisfied. The gore is delicious, the home-invasion game of cat and mouse is entertaining, if a little watered down, and the characters are... read the rest.
Alexandra Daddario ("Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief") is expanding her range again here, I just wouldn't have thought to cast her in a villainous style role, but she rules the scenes she is in, showing her big personality.
Amy Forsyth actually shows some big acting strength, mostly by playing a meek character which isn't easy.
And I wouldn't have thought Johnny Knoxville (Jack Ass) would have the commanding presence for a preacher, but he fills the atmosphere with power.
The movie itself has every sign of being some horrible slash... read the rest.
In 1988, three ‘metalhead’ teen girls (Alexandra Daddario, Maddie Hasson & Amy Forsyth) travel the sticks of Indiana to a concert featuring the band Soldiers of Satan. They meet three guys (Keean Johnson, Logan Miller & Austin Swift) and take them to a mansion owned by Alexis’ dad to party wherein the fun eventually turns… horrific.
“We Summon the Darkness” (2019) is entertaining for the first act as it takes us back to 1988 and a metal concert, which features MF’s “Black Funeral,” but then it bogs down at a mansion for the rest of the... read the rest.
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