Stoutor
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Michael Ledo
Eloy is a cult leader who travels by foot with his granddaughter Alba. They perform a 1 minute exorcism. They just know where to go. The time is right before 12/21/2012 the "end" time for the Mayan prophecy which is blended with Biblical prophecy. Meanwhile there is a woman in a mental institution with her sister, a policewoman who is investigating the strange occurrences. The weather is unseasonable warm as the world is about to "reverse" whatever that is.The film is pretty much as expected. Once we see the flashback film of the cult, we get a good idea what is going on. The twist at the end was not totally unexpected and it was a bit boring.Wasn't worth sitting through with subtitles.Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity. Some blood.
airsnob
I liked this movie, a lot. I thought it was beautifully shot, that scene at the end was great. I appreciated the lack of nudity and cheap entertainment, so many films now rely on sex, exaggerated gore and flinch scares. This movie does not. I liked the original plot, a sort of exorcism in reverse. The soundtrack was amazing, real talent there. I liked this director too. I guess this is his first film? Couldn't tell. Thdv I'm looking forward to more, this guy has talent and vision. The reason why I have it a 6 and not higher? Pacing... For a large part of the movie you have no idea what is going on,, and I think it took away from the movie. I think in this case it would have added to the suspense. The other reason is the video tapes from before that are labeled just that. Tapes from before 1997. Those were the worst part of the movie and we could have done without them.. If the script has opened up some, it would have been a 10. Not scary but entertaining.
mario_c
Based in the Mayan mythology that the year 2012 would be the beginning of a new era, ASMODEXIA is not the typical film about exorcism. In fact as the viewer will see along the plot it has not much to do with Christian faith... At the beginning it seems it has but then we start realizing that priest is not a disciple of Christ! At the end there is a nice twist in the plot that shows it clearly.The production is very good, in the great level we are used to from recent Spanish cinema. It's suspenseful, mysterious and it's filmed in some abandoned places that are really spooky. The acting could have been better though. It's not generally bad but it could have been better at parts...Overall I think the positive features of this film are the nice production and the open ending with that final twist. Asmodeus was set free...
Liam Blackburn
Do you think it hurts them...when it leaves their souls? You can't even imagine Alba. His eyes...his voice...he whispers in my ear....they shan't destroy his work. I like cemeteries, I find them attractive..The most terrible secrets of humanity are not hidden away in books or libraries...but cemeteries. The whole movie follows Eloy and Alba as they exorcise people. It seems as though they are the good people. Except near the end you start to realize they might not be so good after all. They're definitely doing something.....maybe instead exorcising all the demons from the people, Alba is actually absorbing all the evil energy into herself. When they reach the lower temple doorway...it all starts to come together and make sense. Alba is actually the child of her dad's daughter...except her dad is also her grandfather, inbreeding.
