A Banquet

2021

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 27% · 67 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27%
IMDb Rating 4.7/10 10 1614 1.6K

psychological horror horror

Plot summary

Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.

Director

Ruth Paxton Photo
Ruth Paxton

Top cast

Ruby Stokes Photo
Ruby Stokes as Isabelle
Sienna Guillory Photo
Sienna Guillory as Holly
Finn Bennett Photo
Finn Bennett as Sean
Jessica Alexander Photo
Jessica Alexander as Betsey
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lizhalexander 5 / 10

Artsy fartsy ending

Reviewed by captmorgan-18330 5 / 10

Edging with no climax

I wanted to like this movie, I really did. The acting was pretty damn good and the story kept my attention, but overall this movie had issues much like the characters. It just seemed like the filmmakers could not decide what kind of film they wanted to make at all. So when all is said and done for me this one was all edging and no climax for me, and honestly...isn't the climax the fun part?Betsey doesn't eat for six months and shows no physical signs that she is losing weight so the viewer believes that something supernatural is occurring. Oh, but then at the end it is evident that she tampered with the scale which is why she was the same weight everyday, and we are back to a simple movie about mental illness. But leave it to mom to start glowing and lighting up while wandering the streets implying that maybe she is a star and Betsey was telling the truth the whole time.When I watch a movie I don't mind having to interpret endings and themes but the filmmaker needs to give me enough to make that interpretation. This movie was like a puzzle with pieces missing, and so unsatisfying to put together because it will never be complete.
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