Jack Morelli March 14th, 2024 - 8:53 PM
Anyone But You’s Sydney Sweeney and director Michael Mohan’s newest film, Immaculate, recently premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Texas. The religious horror film has attracted a lot of buzz because of Sweeney’s performance and its wild scenes. Read some reviews below!
Collider’s Peri Nemiroff had a lot to say about the film, highlighting Sweeney’s performance and a memorable one-shot sequence.
#Immaculate is a deeply chilling descent into darkness that soars via its simplicity, deliberate pacing, and a powerhouse lead performance from Sydney Sweeney.
She’s a stellar anchor from start to finish, but OH MY that lengthy oner. You’ll know exactly what I’m referring to… pic.twitter.com/71NGeQacP9
— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) March 13, 2024
Bloody Disgusting’s Frederick Nuti describes Sweeney in Immaculate as the “performance of her career.”
Immaculate went so hard and blew me away. A beautifully shot film and well crafted. Sydney Sweeney gives a performance of her career! A new horror icon has emerged! I’m happy to say that this movie delivers the horror. I’m actually smiling so hard right now! #Immaculate #SXSW pic.twitter.com/zNxl4w8Vdu
— Frederick Nuti @ SXSW (@FrederickNuti) March 13, 2024
Fangoria’s Jason Kauzlarich says “Sydney Sweeney is a final girl and scream queen for a new generation.”
Hoo boy. Just watched the #SXSW premiere of IMMACULATE and Sydney Sweeney is a final girl and scream queen for a new generation. Bloody, intense, and beautifully shot. Nunsploitation lives! pic.twitter.com/WNt5QHpdTk
— Jason Kauzlarich @ SXSW (@JasonKauz) March 13, 2024
Awards Watch’s Tyler Doster highlights “jump scares that had me almost flying out of my seat.”
IMMACULATE is a religious experience to watch with a crowd, containing jump scares that had me almost flying out of my seat and violence that had me horrifically glued to the screen. Sydney Sweeney is undefeated. Suffering is enough. #SXSW pic.twitter.com/jWLiuHoVUt
— Tyler Doster (@tylermdoster) March 13, 2024
Leo Brady from AMovieGuy.com says the ending “will be talked about for a long long time.”
IMMACULATE: Gripping and haunting. Excellent jump scares and an ending that will be talked about for a long long time. It’s fucking wild in all the right ways.
🎥#AMovieGuySXSW pic.twitter.com/AfKRHO9K4c— AMovieGuy.com @SXSW (@LeosAMovieGuy) March 13, 2024
Some, like IndieWire’s Rafael Motamayor, were put off by Immaculate, saying it “never provides a cohesive narrative to support the genuinely interesting and bonkers ending to this Italian convent nightmare.” Read the full review here.
Immaculate’s synopsis reads “An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.” Immaculate also stars Simona Tabasco, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, and Dora Romano.
Immaculate releases in theaters on March 22, 2024.
