All's going well as he engages with them about their belief and starts to challenge them, delving into where their faith runs out and what the meaning of belief and reality really is. He starts to play persuasive mind games and physical games, trapping them further and further towards anxiety, panic, paranoia - and mistrust in what they thought were their truths.
The film explores the historic basis of religion, and how people are obsessed, and as we venture further in and the games get more complex and shocking, trying to work out where the line is between reality and what might be presented as illusion. Grant is clearly having great fun with the role as he slips effortlessly between being charming into disturbing, sinister and manipulative!
There's loads of tension throughout as the story starts off dialogue-based, word-play and questions aplenty but then starts to build in the sinister edge, heading towards it's gripping, but fun, finale. I'm sure, like me, the running time will fly - no clock watching here!
Apart from Grant's very nice performance, the two girls do a good job, Sophie Thatcher and Cloe East, able to express initially confidence and later shock, vulnerability and horror! The horrific stuff serves to add a super haunting, eerie atmosphere, shot nicely in terms of imagery alongside supportive sounds and music.
It's an unsettling film but certainly worth a watch, great entertainment and might serve to get religious people questioning the stuff they blindly believe in. Or perhaps not, actually - more likely think it's just silly! Now streaming on a couple of platforms for you to use your vouchers/points on - or go to the cinema!
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