The Binding

It took a couple of attempts to watch this, I fell asleep the first time round.

This film goes in hard with the uncanny. The first half is all creepy music and weird relatives talking secretively in hushed tones. Some herbalist witchcraft is going on and a lot of unusual activity seems to be centred on the daughter.

It takes a tortuously long time for it to become clear why everything is happening and when it does the same plodding pace continues.

A family history touched by tragedy and insanity belatedly reveals a possessive land spirit of sorts that's doomed to seek rebirth through vampire like taking of blood.

In principle is a great idea foe a horror film and something we don't see very often these days. The idea of malevolent forces operating just below the surface of modern life is good but the monotone presentation of this movie lets it down.

Not too bad a film but you may need a good strong coffee to get you through it.

This movie is a little and pretty low budget italian horror movie, with some scary moment and very cool cinematography. Cast is good, Scamarcio is a very underrated actor. The movie is little bit boring in the first part, but dark and scary in second and final part. My rating is 6/10.

The Binding is a new Italian horror that was realesed in this days and i must say that it wasnt a total disaster,film had some good acting performances and some use of visual aspects and creepy imagery was done in a solid way,but that is where a good staff stops to me,and predictable and lame ones begin.Story was seen in a thousends of similiar films and i havent seen nothing new to impress me,scares were also very uneffective and they didnt have a impact on me,ending was little cliched and it felt like all the same.Honestly i wish that Italia gets another horror maestro like Argento was ,so we can again enjoy good horrors again from their side

The movie is nicely set in rural Italy which lends to a lovely supernatural folky aesthetic. The storyline, while not being particularly original or unique, maintains an air of intrigue and unpredictability. The acting of the older family members is fantastic and a little creepy (good thing!) I wouldn't pay to watch it but is good option for a autumnal night in cuddled on the sofa.

I'm a bit of a sucker for low budget horror movies ... if they are done and played well. I might have given this a point or two more than some may feel this deserves. Yes we have cliches and yes this is quite predictable. Still it is a horror movie that works (all the bad character choices included) ... very well made and acted.

Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride. Effects are decent and story is ok too. It will not reinvent the wheel, it will also probably not make your top 10 list, but that does not make this a bad movie. Of course it may not be your taste ... there is no accounting for that.