Heretic
Evil Hugh Grant is great.
Yeah. Paddington 2 was fun.
No. EVIL Hugh Grant.
Oh. Yeah. Dungeons and Dragons was also a good time.
I mean... EVIL EVIL Hugh Grant...
I absolutely would not have seen this movie if it wasn't for Hugh Grant. While it may have looked interesting enough without him, I tend to avoid most horror movies nowadays because god knows I'm already stressed out enough with life in general.
But Hugh Grant playing a charismatic villain who torments a pair of Mormon missionaries was too good of a casting choice to pass up, and I have absolutely no regrets. Hugh Grant is equal parts charming, intellectual and terrifying, and at no point did he let me down. Some of this film's best scenes are just Hugh Grant discussing Theology and trashing religion in general. Dozens of pages worth of dialogue, and Grant nailed every word. I will say, what surprised me the most, was that despite my personal dislike of religion, that the protagonists actually offer some very strong counterpoints. But of course this film is not just and hour and a half of debating, as Hugh Grant puts the girls into a very terrifying situation where he puts their beliefs to a test.
The first half you get the tension filled debate, and the second half you get the horror. I walked away happy with both. Mostly with the debate, but the horror part was still quite excellent.
