Review of The Sentinel (1977) by Hellholehorror — 16 Feb 2022

This took the brooding suspense of Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and the mythology of The Exorcist (1973) and mashed together a slow psychological horror. My biggest gripe was that it wasn't scary enough. There was one really scary scene around the middle that was so effective in building tension and then reaching a horrific climax with genuine fear long the way.

Other than that and the ending, that was a bit creepy, this was a little disappointing. The pace is slow as most films were back in the seventies. This is well acted and suitably directed. It suffers from blandness when compared to much better films in the same genre from the same era.

I didn't like the complete lack of supernatural special effects. I had to think. It would have been a lot scarier if I was a Christian.