Today’s viewing
takes us back into the late ‘80’s with a tale focusing on a bastardized form of
the religion Santeria and the unfortunate psychiatrist who unwittingly becomes
a target. Directed by John Schlesinger, The Believers stars Martin Sheen as Cal
Jamison, a psychiatrist who moves to New
York with his son months after the death of his
wife.
Wanting to start
a new life, Cal
works with the NYPD and is called in to help with a case when a police officer
is suspected of killing a young boy in a ritualistic fashion. Robert
Loggia co-stars as the Lieutenant in charge of the investigation. As the two begin to dig deeper into the
investigation, they soon discover the conspiracy behind the murders is far
wider than they anticipate.
Aside from the
obvious time markers of using pay phones and land lines vs. cell phones, etc,
this movie really isn’t dated to the point of it being ineffective. Though it may not have the high intensity or
gore associated with most horror films, the premise is creepy enough and leaves
you suspecting just about everyone.
All in all not a
bad pick to start the month off. Stay
tuned for more adventures in my 31 Days of Horror countdown…
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