Incarnate

"Faith has failed us."

2016 1h 27m EN

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Synopsis

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An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.

“Faith has failed us.”

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Cast

Aaron Eckhart
Seth Ember
Natalija Nogulich
Maggie
Keir O'Donnell
Oliver
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Camilla
Carice van Houten
Lindsey
Matt Nable
Dan
Mark Henry
Bouncer #2
Breanne Hill
Ilsa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Ronnie Christensen, Peter Beck
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Peyton, shot by Dana Gonzales. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Todd E. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aaron Eckhart and Natalija Nogulich and Keir O'Donnell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Faith has failed us.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3216348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Brad Peyton directs. Dana Gonzales behind the camera. Andrew Lockington scores. Todd E. Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Brad Peyton, shot by Dana Gonzales. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Todd E. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aaron Eckhart and Natalija Nogulich and Keir O'Donnell carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Faith has failed us.".
8IMDB entry: tt3216348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "new york city", "vatican (holy see)", "wheelchair", "exorcism".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dana Gonzales
Original score: Andrew Lockington
Editing: Todd E. Miller
Production design: Bill Boes
Costume design: Mona May
Makeup / hair: Nacoma Whobrey
VFX supervisor: Brandon Parvini
Sound: Paul Hackner
Stunt coordinator: Trampas Thompson
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $9,371,036
Return: 187% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Incarnate (2016)

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Reno2017-05-16
★ 7/10
Almost like any other horror film, but enjoyable. From the director of 'San Andreas'. The film released after a couple of years delay. I don't know what's the reason, but surprisingly it was a much better film than I expected. It had a decent cast, particularly for a small budget horror, it was a well made film. Even the screen-writing was good. They should have improved it a bit, but still not a bad film with all the fine performances. This is about a man who can enter the minds of the possessed ones by the evil spirits. Like most of the horror films, the exorcist has a person feud with one particular spirit. So after searching for it many years, he finds that a boy was possessed by the same spirit. Now it's his time to avenge whatever he had suffered from earlier in his life. The horror film fans and film fanatics might think it is an average, but for the common people it will work fine. There are some good moments in the film. Overall, well designed film in those crucial parts. You are going to see totally a different Aaron Eckhart, especially being in the lead. So I feel it is worth a try. 6½/10
Filipe Manuel Neto2024-05-16
★ 6/10
A film good enough to watch once or twice, but not more. The universe of horror films about demons, and demonic possession, now seems to be a little overloaded, and the lack of capacity for creative ideas, or those that justify yet another film, invariably leads to the emergence of some bizarre things. This is the case in this film, where Dr. Ember, a man who has psychic powers and can project outside the body, fights the devil directly, going to meet him and helping the soul of the person he is trying to deceive. Don't get me wrong: the film has its merits and entertains its audience in a pretty decent way. As a horror film, and despite never scaring anyone, it achieves the necessary tension to work and is able to maintain it throughout the action. I just found it bizarre, but that's a matter of personal taste and not a defect. Let me develop: by placing at the center of the action a psychic who uses rational and scientific methods to combat Evil, I felt that the film tried to take a “scientific approach” to demonic possession and, perhaps, reach a wider audience, those skeptic who does not so easily believe in the effectiveness of religious rituals. I could be wrong, but that was the feeling I got. After that, the script introduces more things and, then, there are more serious problems: did anyone really buy that whole story about Dr. Ember already knowing that demon and chasing him for years? A personal crusade? Seriously? And does anyone really believe that the Catholic Church is going to call in a scientist because they think their rituals won't work? The film ends with an attempted twist that we see coming from miles away. On a technical level, the film doesn't really have much to present to us: most of the aspects that we usually appreciate are almost all within the standards of common popcorn cinema, which we watch without thinking much about and forget about five minutes after finishing. Cinematography, sets, costumes, editing, filming… everything is up to standards. There are no major errors nor any particular merit. The visual effects and CGI team is a different case: there are some well-achieved, albeit discreet, effects, especially towards the end. The cast is one of the film's strong points: Aaron Eckhart did a decent job, but what he does is quite far from the best he's ever done in cinema. He is a solid, charismatic and competent protagonist, but he does not have material capable of imposing demands on him and forcing him to make additional efforts. Carice Van Houten (who became particularly famous after her work on the series “Game of Thrones”) is convincing as the anguished mother of the boy targeted for possession, but despite this, she is very underutilized. Catalina Moreno, who I met in “Maria Full of Grace”, at the beginning of her career, does interesting work and provides welcome support.