Missionary

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7/10 - pretty solid, but slow to build up and fairly thin climax.
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Pretty good. It went a bit "Night of the Hunter" at the end which is no bad thing
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Reallly didn't like this - reminded me quite a bit of the hideously dull Coffin Rock from 2009. For the first 30 minutes its a slushy rom com, then as soon she rejects him he instantly flips to derranged psycho. This'll soon be in bargain bin of your local petrol station 3/10
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Highly forgettable stalker thriller which would have been much better had it really exploited the religious angle a bit more. As it was, there are dozens of films out there like this.
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Felt like a slightly more edgy made for tv movie.

Did not like this at all.
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I completely agree, it was wasted on not exploring the religious side and just being about the individual. I really like cult/religion films so I was let down by this. I saw a comment on here earlier where someone said it was a bit like something out of Desperate Housewives? I completely know what they mean, especially as the lead actress resembled Teri Hatcher so much.
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Not very original but well shot and acted and did keep my interest.
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Contrary to popular opinion, I thought this was good. Very well shot, well acted.

True, there was nothing remotely original about the basic plot, but I liked the fact that they'd set out to make a more realistic stalker movie which avoided some of the standard cliches:

The woman realises her mistake early on and actually tells her family.
The husband doesn't overreact; in fact he and his cousins only mildly rough the guy up to give him a fright.
The woman reports it to the church and they actually believe her, immediately.
The crazy guy flips, for sure, but he doesn't kill everyone who gives him a sideways look.
He doesn't even kill the dog!!!

Having said all that, it was so low-key and lacking in big shock moments that I found myself forgetting it by the end of the day.
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No classic, but I enjoyed it enough while it was on.
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