The Veil

Cautious approval. If Blumhouse was self-critical enough to not release The Veil in cinemas but send it directly to the VOD networks, I’m going to oblige and give the film some mild compliment. I appreciate the visible production values; It’s a nicely shot film, with decent actors, an atmosphere that rears up its head here and there and also a nicely captured environment (by the way, much nicer locations that the recent The Forest, which should’ve been built on that, actually). However, someone went a bit too far with the filters, though what hurts the film the most is the performance of Thomas Jane, whose overacting is off the charts. Actually, you can’t even call it overacting, it’s such an over the top written character that it’s almost a parody that unnaturally sticks up from the rest of the film, and therefore it can’t be taken very seriously. (21.01.2016)

The Veil is a film that I enjoyed because of its theme and also because the unraveling of the mystery is well-paced. It's not immediately clear what it's all about and how it will end. Therefore, I have to give the film more credit because, in my opinion, it deserves it. It's a somewhat different perspective on cults, a slightly different take on the theme of ghosts and paranormal abilities, where nothing is certain. And Jim Jacobs's final monologue is simply chilling. (01.09.2016)