In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
This movie is anti-Christian. Look at the inverted cross in the name itself. It has an agenda - it's not just a movie. Do not watch it, do not let your close ones watch it either.
There are many more other good horror flicks out there who can do it without demonising religion (and not any or all religion, it specifically targets Christians).
I think far too many movies that go for a similar vibe to Apostle aren't willing to take that very important step into actually embracing your supernatural/fantasy/gothic elements. Apostle on the other hand, goes full hog saying "fuck that", and in turn I'm saying "Please sir, may I have some more."
Final rating:½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
Mysterious first half devolves into muddled half-baked horror cheese
A man in 1905 Wales (Dan Stevens) goes undercover as a member of a weirdo cult to save his captive sister on an isolated island.
"Apostle" (2018) has a similar plot to The Wicker Man (1973/2006) and a setting akin to The Village (2004) and The Ritual (2017), but its the least of these.
The first half is a decent set-up; a little dull, but nice and mysterious with a fantastic setting and village set. Unfortunately, the second half devolves into half-baked horror cheese with a couple of random torture scenes to supposedly keep things "exciting."
I was shocked at how bad the second half was -- bad flow, no finesse, ill-conceived, lack of consistency, too a...