Amulet

The less said about the film going in, the better. In fact I didn’t really want to even write anything, but then I saw the expected uneducated trash and incels bombing the movie on IMDb, and so I figured I should briefly make a note for any actual people who may be unsure if “Amulet” is worth your time. Long story short, it definitely is. Just keep in mind that this is a low budget, directorial debut from another country being done in, what is for them, non-native English. Setting all that aside, this is a wonderfully tense, tightly scripted, well-oiled mind**** that resonates with a very modern message but not done, thankfully, in a way that beats you over the head with it like many films “with a mesage” nowadays. One minor thing, it is such a tightly plotted story that even with its 90-something minute runtime, there was probably 5-10 minutes that could have been cut, but that’s just a small quibble. The other positive review on here does a good, albeit overly wordy, job of hinting at what is actually going on. In this day and age, there is a ridiculous push for people to forgive themselves when they may not truly deserve that forgiveness and/or may have repented but need to seek forgiveness from the victim, not themselves. “Amulet” puts together a delicious, moody, decidedly confident giant middle finger to this entire concept of undeserving, tainted repentance and self-forgiveness. Anyway, enough talk, go grab a friend, turn off the lights, draw the shades, and watch it!

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]