‘Immaculate’ Review: Sydney Sweeney-Starring Religious Horror Movie Overshadowed By Overplayed Tropes – SXSW
deadline.comIn the realm of religious horror, one filled with tales of divine terror, Immaculate emerges as the latest contender. Yet despite its promising setup within the shadowy confines of an Italian nunnery and a cast led by Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli and Simona Tabasco, the film struggles to carve out a niche for itself.
Directed by Michael Mohan and written by Andrew Lobel, the movie treads familiar ground, recycling familiar elements without delivering the novel twists, deeper insights or genuine horror in a genre that thrives on the exploration of faith’s darker dimensions.
The opening scene of Immaculate grips the audience with a desperate escape attempt by a woman from a nunnery, only to be thwarted and mysteriously buried alive.
The story then shifts to Sister Cecilia (Sweeney), a novitiate embarking on her spiritual journey at the nunnery, undeterred by skepticism at customs and cautionary advice from Sister Mary (Tabasco) about her vows.
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