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The Offering (2016)
When Jamie, a Chicago reporter, learns that Anna, her sister, has died in Singapore, she heads there to investigate, only to discover that she must defeat a demonic entity that is using new technology to complete an ancient mission.
17 January 1963, Singapore
21 September 1979, Australia
5 March 1980, Perth, Australia
26 August 2003, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
1966, Singapore
5 November 1985, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
17 September 1969, Hickory, North Carolina, USA
May 22, 2016
The film steals elements from supernatural classics such as The Omen, The Exorcist, and The Ring. ... The elements don't add up to anything more than a muddle.
May 05, 2016
[An] uninspired, nonsensical mishmash, which crudely cobbles together second-hand religious imagery, abrasively noisy jump-scares, and - for some reason - techno-phobia.
July 08, 2016
There's no way of saying the film fails because it tries to break the formula, it even feels like a bad parody of other films. [Full review in Spanish]
May 11, 2016
Tong manages to cobble together a nice image now and then, but most of The Offering is painfully ineffectual and makes for a tedious viewing experience.
July 08, 2016
It lacks any logic or narrative coherence, it also makes a fool of the fans of the genre. [Full review in Spanish]
May 06, 2016
Exorcisms, séances, scurrying phantoms, slamming doors, blood rituals, possessed children, upside-down crosses - The Offering leaves few horror devices unused.
May 05, 2016
The result is the cinematic equivalent of combining every paint color on a canvas: a murky mess.
July 08, 2016
Whatever original premise it had is diluted with every cliche in the horror genre. [Full review in Spanish]
May 01, 2016
It inspires retrospective gratitude for the empty yet slick craftsmanship of someone like James Wan.
July 13, 2016
A bunch of references to other horror films poorly connected in a saturated story. [Full review in Spanish]
May 05, 2016
The Offering is a bland rehash of "inspirations" from past horror films, none of which are re-imagined with much to offer.
August 19, 2016
The only scary thing of the film is the poor and obnoxious visual language of it. [Full review in Spanish]
