Final Prayer

2013

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

28
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 12686 12.7K

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Director

Elliot Goldner Photo
Elliot Goldner

Top cast

Patrick Godfrey Photo
Patrick Godfrey as Father Calvino
Drew Casson Photo
Drew Casson as Punched Youth
Aidan McArdle Photo
Aidan McArdle as Mark
Robin Hill Photo
Robin Hill as Gray
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851.87 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 11
1.65 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 60

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Gretchen_X 7 / 10

The middle of nowhere without aspirins

A small team of investigators head off to a typical English village to find out what's been going on in the church. Apparently The Vatican are the ones asking the questions, which is questionable in that it all seems very Anglican. Still, nice to know that the His Holiness is willing to allocate resources to the C of E ; clearly the manifestion of Evil is a universal issue.It's really the familar 'Most Haunted' style set up, but with some new angles, particularly with the technology. And there's the sceptic guy/veteran guy double act, which is played with good humour and minimal exposition. Later on explanations are offered as characters' suggestions and therefore explorable, not the clumsily implausible to be found in lesser works.The supernatural occupiers, rather than wanting to communicate, seem to be mostly interested in throwing stuff around. Spooky but grainy visuals which don't tread on the toes of your imagination abound.The script is witty and interesting. In a particularly good scene where one character is reading from a dusty old witness journal the material is exceptionally well conceived and poetic. These few moments are worth your full attention. If you like that sort of thing.I also enjoyed the photography - scenes from the front of a speeding car down a narrow lane put the viewer right in the middle of the action - again, something which someone appears to have taken care over.What I found most surprising was the quality of the acting. In most cases films in this bracket only have the budget for one decent actor, so to find two or three among the tombstones was a bonus.It's a pretty much a sausagefest, the only exception I spotted a background girl who went to the aid of a boy in cameo. Unusual these days. But this just means the screaming is lower pitch.The plot unfolds in a measured way while the action accelerates; the final scenes are a bit of an endurance test, especially if like me you have a bit of a phobia. It is testimony to the excellent execution that I became very uncomfortable and internally urged them to call a retreat, because the way back was evaporating. That such a location exists is in itself a kind of horror.Fans of low budget goreless Brit fodder will have this gem in their collection.I hope to see lots more like this from Elliot Goldner.
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Reviewed by horizon2008 7 / 10

Fun and Fear

I gotta say, The Borderlands is actually very funny in places, they took a great risk tying together humour and scares but for some bizarre reason, it certainly works.

I fully enjoyed both elements of the film, and it's acted really, really well (and filmed the same). The tale follows some investigators sent by the Vatican to check out a claim by a local priest of a possession in an old church. One of the investigators isn't a religious man however, just a tech guy there to do all the video stuff etc. Hes the funny one, and I kinda felt the humour amplified the scares when they came. When it gets to a screaming sheep set on fire (yes really) it is quite shocking as it's unexpected. And from there it swings from light hearted banter (never forced) to heavy shocks. I enjoyed it, and thought I wouldn't. Definitely worth a watch.

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