Regression (2016)

I don't know why the rating is low, maybe when people figure out that there is no real demon at the end and all those potentiel evil group doesn't existe, they get so dispointed. But not me, I must say that the logic of whole history is ok, I read some kind of book or article in the real life, people lies and make themself believe in it, creepy. That's why I dont like the 'crocdile' of new Black mirror, our memory is really something subjective. Back to the movie, the rythem is good, it keeps a tough tension. Worth to look it

I grew up in a cult. The classic kind from the seventies. And then they disappeared but heavily influenced DC politics. This movie is a close representation of perhaps mass hysteria experienced on all levels of the media and is a good provocation of what it is like to be stuck in a fraudulent system.I give this film the rate of a ten for simply stunning acting, very, very subtle transition from scene to scene, great cinematography, an incredible score and for truly capturing a spirit of mystery and for allowing nonfiction to be fiction or vice versa, to being true to the spirt of a kind of collective mysteria all religious people seem to suffer from and for dealing with a forbidden topic, that is, the one devout Christians most fear. Yes, this film deals with heavy issures but because things like this have happened to others and to me, i cannot say they are not true.Thank you, Ethan, Emma and to Mr. Amenabar.

It's the 90s in Minnesota. Angela's (Emma Watson) father has admitted he sexually abused his daughter, but he says he has no memory of his actions. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) believes Emma and must coax the truth out of her, but what is the truth? If you were a teen or adult in the 80s and 90s, there were quite a number of sexual abuse allegations in which satanic cults or rituals were allegedly involved. This story is similar to that time in many ways.Good movie for Halloween if you're staying in. Adult themes.

There are a lot of excellent Spanish directors; however only Almoodovar and Amenabar are very well known abroad. And sadly they made great movies long ago but their latest efforts are really badly directed and even worse scripted.After getting Tom Cruise to remade his second movie (Open your eyes) and winning an Oscar for his third (The Sea Inside), Amenabar made an over-produced, and later financial failure called AGORA.The movie blamed the rising Christian faith as the barbarians who destroyed the Alexandria library and its documents and knowledge without any historic accuracy. Some people considered the movie offensive; but it was just a poorly directed, mediocre script whose only goal seemed to be to create controversy.Regression (after an hiatus of a few years) is perhaps more of the same. It is difficult to understand if Amenabar is attacking one more time the Christian faith, psychoanalysis or people stupidity. *** SPOILER FOLLOWS **** Based on real events (which does not necessary means what the movie tells is completely true) it tells the story of a police detective that investigating a possible child molesting case; turn things in a satanic cult stuff, creating a media big mess; to find out later that everything was product of a quite hysterical young women.***END OF SPOILER *****Nothing in the move makes a lot of sense; people believe things without any real proof; everybody (including the "smart" city detective) becomes obsessed almost immediately; but it happens so fast and without any logical reason that is impossible to believeEthan Hawk makes a big effort to with his character (frankly, never trust his character with any investigation) and Emma Watson surprises with her dual personality character. The rest of the cast does whatever they can; but no magic can be done with an script without any proper progression that keeps asking to accept the absurd of a situation.In brief; avoid it !!!