Heretic Review: Blasphemously Brilliant Horror Thriller By has had an incredible career. He’s the face of iconic romantic comedies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, ‘s Diary, and Love Actually. However, he’s rebuilt himself as a character actor, and whether he’s an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka or Tony the Tiger in Unfrosted, he’s always entertaining to watch.
He’s no stranger to villains, having played them in Paddington 2, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Operation Fortune. Now, he plays a in a brilliantly crafted horror thriller from A24. Heretic begins with two Mormon girls, played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, going door to door trying to tell everyone about their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The dialogue is excellent, sensitively portraying them as a bit out of touch from people of other denominations as they discuss topics like pornography and sex. The screenplay only works because it doesn’t judge the characters; other characters judge them, and we have small moments with them to see not only their friendship but how stuff like The Book of Mormon affected them. When the Sisters knock on the door of Mr.
Reed, who mentions having a wife with a blueberry pie baking in the oven, they enter his home. However, as Mr. Reed begins to challenge their beliefs, the girls begin to realize they may never leave.
The film makes a bold choice to not begin as a horror film. Too many horror movies are too apprehensive about easing their way into.
