Azrael

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/azrael-review-a-dialogue-free-horror-that-thrives-on-visuals-and-samara-weavings-magnetic-performance/ "Azrael is characterized by the absence of dialogue and a dense visual narrative, challenging viewers to interpret every detail. E. L. Katz's direction, co…

Dumb and boring where political message seems more important than a story itself. No explanation what happened or what's going on. All we have is a stupid girl who became John Wick and magically managed to kill whole village without a scratch. Seriously, don't waste your time on this garbage. If you stil decide to watc…

Azrael is one of those movies where the lead actress carries the whole thing on her shoulders. Samara Weaving absolutely owns her role with such expressive intensity and raw energy that you can’t take your eyes off her. She makes Azrael a character worth rooting for, even when the story doesn’t give her much to work wi…

Film students often shoot a horror movie as their first project, as it is the easiest and cheapest option—requiring hardly any dialogue or plot. This film represents an extreme case of that phenomenon: where no one speaks, there is simply no script. Granted, something could have been made of this concept had the plo…

*Azrael* has a very good trick and a rather less convincing idea. The trick is making an almost entirely dialogue-free chase film perfectly legible. The idea is that surrounding that chase with mutilated Christian fundamentalists, sacrificial rituals, mysterious woodland creatures and an apocalypse will somehow make it…