unfortunately, while The Reckoning is the return of Neil Marshall as a talented crafter of a movie, he cannot weave that old black magic of telling a decent story so well
the film neither adds anything new to the stories, nor does tell its own story in a way that is frightening, or thought-provoking; The Reckoning suffers from being too boring, too lacklustre and too poorly constructed from start to finish, to recommend
Reckoning isn't quite the return to form for Neil Marshall that genre fans might have hoped for; The film looks good and is shot well; Alas, the central conflict between witch finder and accused witch proves too safe and repetitive to be truly memorable
Neil Marshall attempts to bring bigness to Charlotte Kirk's presence, but the feature is woefully small and silly, offering a community theater vibe for material that's looking to be merciless and dramatically thunderous
long and grim, this Black Plague-era witchcraft story is miles away from the artistry and scares of something like "The Witch"; It focuses instead on endless, uninspired scenes of torture and nightmares
"The Reckoning" is not a great film. It's not a good one; None of this is fun or thrilling or even interesting. It's a model portfolio masquerading as a grim, boring movie
by Shelagh Rowan-Legg [ScreenAnarchy ]
by Joe Lipsett [Bloody Disgusting ]
