The Apparition
The Apparition

The Apparition

2018Movie139 minFrench

Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

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IMDb4.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes4%
Metacritic10/100
Google Users28%
Director: Todd LincolnGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A couple's home is haunted by a supernatural presence unleashed by a failed experiment involving a popular video game. As they struggle to survive the terrifying entity, they must uncover the truth behind its existence before it consumes them entirely.

Critical Reception

The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences, often cited for its weak plot, poor character development, and reliance on jump scares.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its attempts at atmospheric tension but criticized for a derivative and nonsensical plot.
  • Felt that the film failed to deliver on its premise, with predictable scares and underdeveloped characters.
  • Labeled as a generic horror film with little originality or impact.

Google audience: Audiences generally found 'The Apparition' to be a disappointing and forgettable horror film, with many expressing that it lacked originality and failed to provide genuine scares, often finding the plot confusing and the acting uninspired.

Fun Fact

Despite its late 2018 release in some regions, 'The Apparition' was actually filmed in 2010 and experienced numerous delays before its limited theatrical and VOD release.

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2 reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

I was a little bit disappointed with this rather undercooked mystery. It's "Mayano" (Vincent Lindon) who's the latter day "Van Helsing" charged by the Vatican to investigate claims being made the young "Anna" (Galatéa Bellugi) that she has ...
Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

**_Very poorly structured_** > _I had a discussion with my director of photography, Eric Gautier, before the shoot: you have to start by filming the appearances of reality to attempt to attain a state of grace, film the weight of bodies ...