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Eli
2019 98 min United States of America R 18+
★5.8
Horror
Director: Ciarán Foy
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Description
A boy named Eli with a rare autoimmune disorder is confined to a special experimental clinic for his treatment. He soon begins experiencing supernatural forces, turning the supposedly safe facility into a haunted prison for him and his fellow patients.
Starring
Charlie Shotwell
Actor
Kelly Reilly
Actor
Max Martini
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
Eli is a polarizing horror film that balances a clever, genre-bending twist against a fragmented and occasionally illogical script. While audiences largely praise Charlie Shotwell's compelling performance and the film's effective atmosphere, the narrative execution and the payoff of the final act remain significant points of contention.
| Acting | Charlie Shotwell delivers a standout, empathetic performance that anchors the film's emotional core. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds in building a strong, suspenseful atmosphere that effectively keeps the audience guessing. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative structure is overly convoluted, leading to logical gaps and unresolved plot threads. | |
| Ending | The final-act twist is a polarizing device: some find it an inventive, genre-shifting surprise, while others feel it renders the preceding events cheap or unsatisfying. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on the film's speed are divided; some viewers find the pacing brisk and engaging, while others feel the first half is stagnant and slow to develop. | |
| Acting | Adult casting is viewed inconsistently; while some performances are praised as competent, others are criticized as wooden or lacking belief in the source material. |