Incarnate (2016)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Thanks for the memories!

Load of rubbish!!

Instant Favorite.

This has a very interesting concept about evil/possession/exorcising within the subconscious realms and Aaron Eckhart puts everything he has into the character he plays. The horror cliches however are some of the worst I've seen. The unconvincing demonic effects like black/red eyes with pitiful cgi and the demonic voices that sound like funny drag queens are 2 of the dumbest aspects of this already very poorly written film. At least put more thought into your production value than what scares 5 yr olds. The twists are ridiculous and the scenes meant to be terrifying are laughably bad especially the one in the park. At least Overall this was a pretty abysmal film but Eckhart deserves some praise.

For a movie panned by almost all critics and the majority of fans, I only watched this because I was idling at the computer and wanted a distraction. Also I usually enjoy Aaron Eckhart in his craft. After about two scenes of worthy dialog in I became latched and realized why it had some buzz (script, cast).The story-line has worthy elements, and it competes well with other 'possession' films. I do not scare from horror, but enjoy digesting it for social understanding of what gets beneath the skin of common folk. I really enjoyed The Order and The Rite as well if that helps.The cast was great and I feel they exceeded the quality of its worthy script -- the best part of the final product.This movie will likely not be your favorite movie in any level of context... movies generally, dramatic horrors, films about possession. I still believe it's worth the view for anyone who is into any of those things or any of the primary cast as they all bring the value.My biggest complaint is the director and / or the editor... there were some early shots scenes and music scores that almost convinced me to turn it off and move on. Horror doesn't need help from 'camp'. Because I weathered those I got to bits that mattered and then the meat of the film proved interesting (atheist, raised Catholic, if you feel that detail matters).Special kudos to Eckhart's agent for finding yet another off- the-beaten-path script for him to bring his talent to. He will always be remembered for Harvey Dent of course, but for me films like "I Frankenstein", "Thank You for Smoking", and this one are roles I will ultimately most cherish him for.Understand this up front, this film is *not* for everyone. My ratings / appreciations are my own and I tried to express my appreciations in such a way that the folks who would appreciate it will know who they are up front.

What's up with film directors thinking it would be a great idea to make a bad ending ? It's like every B horror movie ever, the ending is stupid and ruins it all. I've seen this in various films like " Life " or " Friend request ", those plot twists are so predictable. Would be the perfect ending if he just died to save the boy, and it ends here. But NO, they need to make that demon live on, the same one who killed his family ... It's so depressing. If not for the cliché and stupid ending I would have given it a 7. The idea was good, but they just ruined it.

I understand that actors have to work just like the rest of us, but it must be very hard for someone like Aaron Eckhart to go from a large role in one of the greatest and most memorable films of all time 'The Dark Knight' down to a forgettable and pretty terrible little horror film like 'Incarnate'. It's hard to watch as well because Eckhart is a fantastic actor and is worth so much more than a film like this. Needless to say 'Incarnate' is not very good.The main reason for this is that it fails to understand where true horror comes from. True horror is almost exactly the opposite of what this film portrays it as. Real horror is grounded. It's real. It's something that could actually happen to you or your friends or your family. Maybe not entirely realistic in theory, but at least in approach. Mainly that stems from characters. Every character in 'Incarnate' is over the top, and completely unbuyable. There simply are very few people like this in the real world, and sadly the ones that are like this are very hard to care for.Combine over the top characters with a story that is both bland and somehow also over the top at the same time and you have a pretty lousy excuse for a film. There are zero frights, zero tension created and all that leaves you with is a bizarre sci-fi story that neither makes much sense, nor is smart enough to make you care. Basically what I'm say is don't bother watching this film. Easy.