The Chosen (2015)

THE CHOSEN is another sedately paced indie horror flick set in a family home. A little kid is ambushed by a demon while her family proceed to do their very best to save her. Sadly, this merely consists of endless small talk, lots of emoting, long conversations, and no actual horror content. As a result, it's entirely boring.

This movie really needs a lot of work. First of all I don't think anyone would sacrifice another family member to save another especially the grandmother that was absolutely innocent in this movie. I did appreciate that this was all in the name of religion and the danger of the religions. The most ridiculous part to this movie was that it was rushed and now I'm not saying the movie had to be long, but it definitely needed the story to marinate to build certain characters to seem like necessary people to get rid of in the first place. I think this movie needed to have better child actors/actresses and better theme placements. I really think the movie was just in a rush to get finished. Lilith also, comes from the Jewish mythology and not the Christianity Mythology, so I thought that was interesting as well. I did find it awkward that a nun was the writer of a demonic sealing book. I just wish the movie was not so strung out on religious beliefs, but instead stuck to the concept of being a horror movie.

This movie was well written. It focused on getting the problem solved. It was an a great film for horror and fantasy. The horror only gets worse throughout the movie unless the girl is saved. It is up to Cameron and Caitlin to send Lilith to hell and Angie soul returned to her. The 6 chosen sacrifices are taken away without their choice. The movie represents love for one another as the main character must sacrifice himself. Caitlin must make hard choices of her own for the best of Angie. One by one 6 people sacrificed their selves and some didn't know why. Now Angie's life is at the line. But is it to late for her. Or will Cameron take the right action in time?

The Chosen is a good, entry level movie with moderate casting and good screenplay. The storyline was well thought out and the themes and motives were carried out faithfully. As an overall production, it lacked some finesse in terms of special effects and cinematography, however it was "chilling" to say the least. With a bigger budget, I feel like this movie would have been far better. The actors were a little out-of-place in terms of age and in a few instances, the acting or script was forced. In light of this, the acting were good and the idea of it being a horror was tasteful, with not too much blood and gore. I enjoyed this movie, yet I feel like some more time could have been spent refining very small details in the script. The story personally felt a bit rushed but is to be expected in a lower budget movie.