Clarita

A praised horror film from the Philippines about exorcism set in a prison. Personally, exorcism is probably the most boring and least interesting theme in horror, it’s impossible to come up with anything interesting. A priest in a black cassock holds a cross and sprinkles holy water everywhere, we've seen that hundreds of times. Fortunately, Clarita is at least a little bit interesting thanks to the prison setting, which is not completely typical for the genre. I liked the decent make-up effects,there are some quite brutal scenes (a finger being bitten off or a nice twisting of a woman's joints in the shower, that reminded me of the legendary scene from Suspiria). It’s nicely shot and the acting is not bad either. The atmosphere is decent in some places, but the scenes outside of the prison didn't really interest me and lost some pace, but as the first new release of this year, it's decent. Fans of exorcism could be even more satisfied. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence***, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere****, Tension***. 6/10. (01/05/2021)