The Reckoning : Review: Neil Marshall Returns to Traditional Horror With Routine Tale of Witch-Hunting
The film s punchy visuals are undercut by a meandering story that strains credibility.
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Director: Neil Marshall
With: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington, Joe Anderson, Suzanna Magowan, Sarah Lambie, Ian Whyte, Callum Goulden, Leon Ockenden, Emma Campbell Jones, Mark Ryan, Bill Fellows, Oliver Trevena.
Running time: Running time: 111 MIN.
Courtesy of RLJE Films
Following the misfire of 2019’s “Hellboy” reboot, “The Descent” director Neil Marshall returns to his traditional horror roots with “The Reckoning,” an uneven melodrama about an innocent young widow accused of witchcraft during the Great Plague of London, 1665. Striving to be a rousing tale of female empowerment in the face of brutal patriarchy and religious extremism, “The Reckoning” has some powerful moments but relies too heavily on fa