The Familiar (2009)
The Familiar is a terrifying story of spiritual manipulation in the life of a lonely gunsmith named Sam. Through his estranged sister-in-law, Laura, who he has not seen since before the death of his wife five years earlier, Sam comes face to face with a very wicked spirit named Rallo. Sam's attraction to Laura blinds him to the fact that Rallo is taking possession of Laura and is intent on destroying them both. Sam must work through his bitterness and choose what he really believes as he battles for his soul and Laura's life
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You won't be disappointed!
Captivating movie !
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Overall this film just plodded, slowly, to a rather meaningless end. There wasn't anything that I would define as "bad" but there was very little development, action, scares or, well, anything.The budget looked very small but this wasn't the problem as they actually made the most of the money. The acting wasn't bad as such, though the final part where Laura is "possessed" was a bit comedic. The premise wasn't original (spirit possessing someone and messing with people's minds).It was just rather boring really which is in some ways one of the worst things to say.
My husband and I have watched The Familiar several times. The film deals with a very interesting and difficult subject matter. Could this type of activity happen in real life? We believe so. Which makes this movie scary stuff to think about. The acting was good. I think both main characters did a very good job of playing their parts. It was convincing enough to make the story come to life. I wouldn't recommend young children under 12 watching it. It is just a scary enough movie to be a little too disturbing for younger viewers. We found it strangely enjoyable. Most films dealing with this subject matter go somewhat over the top with too much violence and disturbing imagery, but that wasn't the case in this movie. It was a a lot more believable in our opinion without being too graphic.
At the beginning i was skeptical about this spirit stuff. After introduced Laura character i was amazed. I must admit Laura Spencer played good role and i really had strange feelings like Sam character could feel. If i would be in this situation in real life, it would make me crazy in good way:) It is always important to have some kind of feeling from movie and it did exactly that! Even the concept itself was a bit silly, the human part was played well. Also there were good technical details. How people handled things, it felt very realistic. One thing i didn't like was the end part, it was too unrealistic for me and for a moment i lost feeling being in movie. After all it is possible that i will watch this movie again later just to get this strange feeling again.