Years after the Rapture, a group of mute zealots hunt down a young woman to offer her to humanoid creatures of the wilderness.
Well-directed, shot, edited and acted, but the weak, full-of-holes script overshadows it all. Films where there is no dialogue have been made before. And while A Quiet Place (2018) is studio level and Azrael is indie, a weak script remains weak regardless of the budget. For example, creatures of forest cannot be outrun… in the forest. Or, setting a trap with the boyfriend tied up in a random part of the forest where no one could ever possibly know that she will go through that way… do I need to say anything else? OK, one more: Her out-of-nowhere Rambo performance in the end.
Time and time again, Samara Weaving proves to be a brilliant actress. Azrael is no exception, but she doesn’t have much to work with. If the Christian God caused the Rapture, what are these creatures? Why are these people the way they are? What has happened to the rest of the world? Why are we watching this endless chase? All these questions will occupy your thoughts while you watch the film, and the young woman’s suffering will take the back seat, which shouldn’t be the case.
What’s certain is that Weaving is never afraid to get her hands dirty (more like, from top to bottom). If Azrael didn’t convince you, Ready or Not (2019) https://kaygazpro.com/ready-or-not-2019-comedy-horror-mystery/ will. It’s a shame that the result here didn’t pay off. Especially when the ending is so cool!
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