The Vigil 2020 123movies

Watch: The Vigil 2019 123movies, Full Movie Online – A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas’ electrifying feature debut..
Plot: A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
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Ratings:

	5.8/10 Votes: 8,260
	91% | RottenTomatoes
	69/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 285 Popularity: 17.633 | TMDB

Reviews:

I will admit to feeling just a little uneasy as I walked back to the car after watching this debut from Keith Thomas at 11pm. Dave Davis is “Yakov” who is a bit down on his luck, on some pretty heavy medication, and struggling to get back on track after a fairly traumatic event from his past. A rabbi asks him if will act as a “Shomer” – a person who sits with the deceased to recite prayers and generally ward off any evil before burial. As he watches over the body, the usual spooky things start to happen – lights flicker; things go bump etc; and on that score it’s all a pretty routine horror flick; but as his fears start to build, he begins to confront his own demons as much as he must the predatory “Mazzik” that feeds from his fears. Save for a few short appearances from the widow – Lynn Cohen, it’s essentially a single-hander and Davis does an OK job – aided by the drearily-lit room and some suitably tense – if frequently over-the-top musical accompaniment. It’s not exactly scary – but it’s still a decent effort based on a source of legend rarely exploited by Hollywood. Best seen late at night when it’s dark outside, I’d say…

‘The Vigil’ explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It’s a shame that an interesting concept for supernatural thriller falls victim to the influence of lazy modern horror filmmaking tropes and clichés.
– Jake Watt

Read Jake’s full article…
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-vigil-a-rare-excursion-into-yiddish-horror

Extremely solid
Although not perfect, I felt this was an extremely solid debut from Keith Thomas.

There’s a lot to enjoy here for fans of horror, the most interesting part being its unique Jewish perspective. The lead was great and I appreciated the different take on the typical haunted house story. The feeling of dread never left my body, the atmosphere it created is exactly what I’m looking for in a horror movie. Unfortunately, there are a couple of cheap jump scares which seemed needless.

Overall a very well rounded horror film with an interesting take and a pretty awesome final act. Highly recommended.

Frightening due to endearing lead actor
Immediately the film endears you to Yakov, the young man at the center of the story. He’s so sad and vulnerable over a trauma that is unclear for the first act, but it’s made clear that the trauma was sufficient to required medication. His awkwardness coupled with the reluctant circumstances of his acting as a shomer or “vigil” for the Orthodox Jewish community which he has just left, makes for a vulnerable and touching opening. The atmosphere is relentless, every shadow looks like something, the body under the sheet on the altar about to move at any second and when the dread is revealed, the mythology is frightening all on its own. Highly recommend, really liked it, some good jumps, and the overall bad feeling stays with you for hours after.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 29 min (89 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 742476
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director Keith Thomas
Writer Keith Thomas
Actors Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman
Country N/A
Awards 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa Mini, Atlas Orion Anamorphic and Kowa Prominar Lenses
Laboratory EFilm (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format N/A
Cinematographic Process Atlas Scope (anamorphic) (source format) (some scenes), Digital Intermediate (master format), Kowa Scope (anamorphic) (source format)
Printed Film Format DCP