The Ritual (2017) (original) (raw)
A group of university friends trekking through the forests of north Sweden are stalked by a malign presence that doesn't want them to leave.
A group of university friends trekking through the forests of north Sweden are stalked by a malign presence that doesn't want them to leave. (less)
Director: David Bruckner
Writers: Joe Barton, Adam Nevill
Starring: Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid, Maria Erwolter
Producer: Jonathan Cavendish
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Review by Brian Orndorf, February 8, 2018
5 / 10
�The Ritual� is based on a 2011 novel by Adam Nevill, but it plays like an update of �The Blair Witch Project,� only this time this time thirtysomething men are sent into the wilderness to experience the numerous horrors of camping. Characterization is strong in the picture, which showcases numerous concerns from a group of frightened men, but pacing is slack throughout, with director David Bruckner soaking in the juices of perilous travel but failing to secure a riveting sense of doom. �The Ritual� eventually arrives at a place of absolute danger and oddity, but it takes a long time to get th ...read more...
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