The Ritual
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
12 May 1971, Bralia, Romania
23 September 1976, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
9 April 1984, Nottingham, England, UK
13 April 1984, UK
21 March 1977
February 05, 2018
The Ritual will feel like a trip to comfortably uncomfortable environs. And yet Bruckner's film has more meat on its bones than most, its mayhem splattered with not only blood but issues of guilt, regret and redemption.
January 19, 2018
The core cast all play a part in making the viewer care. There's panic, terror, confusion and even the odd dry joke to bring some levity to the tension. Everyone (bar Dom) is likeable to various degrees.
October 11, 2017
If it lacks the originality and sheer muscle of the best horror fare, this does offer an astute take on fragile thirtysomething machismo.
November 08, 2017
The actors uphold it with all their strength, but that sadly doesn't prove to be enough to overcome the familiar and clichéd storytelling.
September 11, 2017
Directed by David Bruckner, the film's horror is engaging; its look, handsome. While thoughtfully done, the entertainment value of this sombre scare fiesta isn't high.
October 16, 2017
A superior B-movie shocker set in the hinterlands of northern Sweden.
September 11, 2017
Surely the best Yank-directed horror movie about English blokes terrorized by monsters in Romania-posing-as-Sweden that you'll see this year.
September 22, 2017
Starts with an effective inciting incident but devolves into something that feels overly familiar.
February 04, 2018
Eventually, the filmmakers reveal the secrets they'd previously withheld, spoiling the film's sustained mystique.
November 06, 2017
A wonderful allegory of the power of good horror cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]
February 07, 2018
Attempts to put a twist on the Blair Witch formula but demonstrates surprisingly little imagination.
December 06, 2017
... a seductively disorienting saga...
