Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Bento de Espinosa I do not care about the religious or anti-religious message of this movie. The problem with it is that the story is very thin, has almost nothing to do with the black death, it has lots of over acting and no character is likable. It is still watchable though, but only if you do not expect too much.

boliemans I stumbled on this movie and because of the great casting it persuade me to watch it. Halfway through i still had no idea what it was actually about. I love many actors in this movie, and their skills won't disappoint even in this film. It lacks substance in my opinion and the camera-work made me dizzy. Also it seems a whole other movie is sort of starting at the end, maybe with the idea of a possible sequel, but it felt either not finished or a really bad cliffhanger. focus on the actors quality of playing and you might sit it out. but don't expect to much.

Fella_shibby I saw this on a rented DVD in 2010. A very underrated film shot on a small budget. The movie did a good job in showing the good and bad sides of human nature. Its a very dark, depressing film with a brutal n shocking finale. It is a very well-paced and thought provoking film. The acting is very well which helps you connect with the characters better. Sean Bean n Eddie Redmayne did a good job. Carice van Houten was enticing. There is a creepy tension throughout the film. The film has a strong, evil-smelling, grim atmosphere. The locations r appropriately beautiful, sinister, foggy and ancient all at the same time. Good work there. There is a constant feeling of dread n repulsion that the film manages to create. Good amount of mystery n tension throughout. The depiction of the plague was done well, the desolated environment, the creepy woods, the dead bodies, the un-ravaged village, really aided the haunting atmosphere the film attempted to invoke. As a viewer I genuinely got transported to the medieval time. Have enjoyed Christopher Smith's Traingle, Creep n Severance.

Lucabrasisleeps I had been worried about the quality of recent British horror for quite a while. There are a few torchbearers for the unique British style even today but often they fall flat. Here Christopher smith, whose movies have not often charmed me, hits the mark. It is not the slow burn dark horror you might expect. But it is a bleak look at religious fundamentalism and the middle ages. Obviously I understand the intent of the writers since mostly it seems anti-religion. But even then they have created an effective antagonist who is able to encourage us to root against even though the protagonists themselves are not angels.That is the focus of the movie most of the time. There is no effort to humanize the brutal protagonists. The story shows them as they are - brutal killers who are motivated by the promise of heaven. People who are brainwashed by the church and who are not shy of doing anything to protect their faith. There is a comment about how the trip might change him. There are various interpretation of the ending. I do want to think the woman has been punished. Maybe many innocent women were killed as well but the Langiva was punished as well. Or maybe she died horribly for her sins. Not that she is more deserving of punishment than the Christians. But even then any bad deed will be punished. Maybe that's how I like to look at it, rather than think of the ending as her escaping the ill fortune that then befell the villagers. Overall I thought the movie was good although the story for the most part is predictable but the little twists redeem the movie asking a question about the nature of God and his followers. I do think it owes much to movies like the Wicker man and others. 8/10