Incarnate (2016)

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

From the very get go, it started off fairly well, and similar to the Exorcist and other possession films. With the introduction of the lead family, followed by a kid getting possessed, then show the hero in a bad ass scene as he helps a possessed guy.Yeah, after that, it started going downhill for me. It wasn't really bad, per se, just very unrealistic. Mainly in terms of certain deaths, and how the cops were strangely absent, and no questions asked, etc. "So... not one of you know how this guy died? Despite there being five of you, and a kid locked in a room? OK, sound logic." In terms of acting, and cinematography, it was pretty good. Especially Aaron Eckhart as the gruff, wheelchair bound hero, Ember. He was likable as the character, and one of the reasons I even bothered to rate it a 7.Story-wise, I actually did like it. It had a good premise, just.... some parts were poorly executed. Kinda like if the Exorcist was put in the hands of a director who had no idea what the script was about. I do wonder what the writers were thinking half way through the movie: "A toned down Exorcist with a hint of the Matrix? They'll totally buy that!" You have a character able to traverse minds... in which a demon controls the host. And yet, the 'mind' sequences didn't have any horror in them? Blasphemy! I would've so had a Night of the Demons dream sequence if I wrote it! But the movie is good as something intense to watch while bored, or while you wait for another movie to come on, or while you wait for some popcorn to, er, pop. More of a thriller than an actual horror movie though. But if you enjoy predictable twist endings, a life-hating hero and a bar fight scene, then check it out.

I enjoyed this genuinely frightening addition to the demonic possession genre. It has an intriguing take on possession, but these ideas could have been more developed. Still, it's better than its mostly negative reviews would suggest. It plays with the tropes of the genre, trying to give them a quasi-scientific spin. It is more watchable than most movies of the genre, probably because of the cast. The usually handsome, lantern jawed Aaron Eckhart plays against type, uncharacteristically unshaven and disheveled as a broken man with unwanted abilities. The sad faced actor(didn't catch his name) playing the alcoholic father is quite moving as well. There are a few twists, and it gets under the skin quite effectively.

What's up with film directors thinking it would be a great idea to make a bad ending ? It's like every B horror movie ever, the ending is stupid and ruins it all. I've seen this in various films like " Life " or " Friend request ", those plot twists are so predictable. Would be the perfect ending if he just died to save the boy, and it ends here. But NO, they need to make that demon live on, the same one who killed his family ... It's so depressing. If not for the cliché and stupid ending I would have given it a 7. The idea was good, but they just ruined it.

"Incarnate" is the kind of well done, well shot, well acted non-blockbuster we just do not see on the big screen that often anymore. It maybe was released for a week or two in certain markets but then soon pulled and prepared for VOD.Do not blame this on the movie. It is a paradigm now for studios to mark certain films as short run releases; assuming they'll do better on VOD than in wide release. While it has greatly increased the quality of VOD films, it has stuck some gems in there that ought to have been seen by more folks in theaters. This is one.(The model has backfired. "It Follows" was pre-determined to be a short run dump to VOD when it began doing boffo box office. The studio scrambled to cut a new deal with the VOD company as pulling it from the theaters would have killed the unexpected hit they were having! A deal was struck and the film remained in theaters and earned back much more than it's budget. Talks of a sequel have swarmed ever since - though I hope they don't as you know how sequels tend to go).Kudos to all in the cast. No ball dropping anywhere that I could detect.