Nigel P
Paulie Rojas stars as Jordyn, a delicate young orphan celebrating her 18th birthday. This celebration opens up a journey of apparent demonic possession as Jordyn attempts to learn the truth about the mother who abandoned her all those years ago.The very stylised slow-motion imagery and set-pieces contain some eerie moments, such as glimpses of a hooded figure watching Jordyn as the chemists where she works, but the onslaught of further jaunts into the supernatural threaten to become tediousness because of their determination not to progress the narrative in any way.I love films that strive to do something different to tell a familiar story. I am also very fond of certain 'arthouse' films. 'Mark of the Witch' ticks both of those boxes, but unfortunately soon becomes dull viewing, with a plethora of threatening predictions directed towards Jordyn. Jason Bognacki deserves kudos for his immersive directional skills, and whilst I embrace the fact that arty films such as this dwell more on style than substance, his script for this might have benefitted from a few more actual incidents rather than a relentless see of beautiful looking obfuscation.
shawnblackman
I seen this one under the title Mark Of The Witch because marketers still need to ride the witch wave for sales. The film has a young lady celebrating her 18th birthday which begins to set in motion her true destiny of becoming Satan's sorcerer. Dreams and reality are soon blurred as her transition begins.The effects were pretty bad but for a low budget I guess they tried. They were doing some kind of Matrix witchery when everything was slowed down and the witches were fighting each other. The acting wasn't bad for this flick The story was screwed up the way they conveyed it, even worse when we watch five minute intervals of slow motion scenes. Someone had a wonderful vision but I just didn't see it.My other bitch about this witch is it ended after 69 minutes and then 10 minutes of credits. The credits were even done slow motion. Do not bother with this one.
ArchieIsCool
This film which is also titled 'Mark of the witch' is awful both the story line and actors are bad bad, it didn't make sense at all and not scary in the least.It will make you just want to switch it off. It started with a bunch of cloaked figures and a baby then it's 18 years later and the girl is celebrating her 18th birthday there's a strange woman who I thought could be her grandma but you never get to know this. There was a woman who could have been a witch and the girls mother she kept appearing looking like a tramp with horrible teeth and long stained nails.I didn't really understand this film because it was a piece of nonsense from start to finish so avoid it at all costs. Sometimes the cover of the DVD looks like it could be good but all I can say is looks can be deceiving.
Deested
I saw this at AOF and really enjoyed it. It reminded me of The Omen. Except instead of Damien being a small boy, it is an attractive and unusually captivating woman. All the pieces line up to her past for her being the spawn of evil. As it delves into demonic possession and dark magics, Jordyn uncovers her past. The story was fairly straight forward without much subplot, which I would say is the main negative. But the acting and cinematography made it compelling to watch. Some of the dialogue was over the top, but that added to the films charm. It had a lot of unusual-ness to it, making it different from the norm of horror. But still worth the watch if you like obscure horror films.
AD
