The Gathering

This movie is another of the many films of a growing genre, it's hard to explain what this genre pertains to but I'll give it a try. The premise is to take a small piece of religious information and turning it into a huge story with enough real background information to make it plausible. Okay, now that that's out of the way let's talk about the movie. Christina Ricci who stars here can add another creepy supernatural film to her resume and it's a decent one at that. Even though the movie is short by most standards, 1 hour 22 minutes, and some story flaws that are a little obvious, it's easy enough to follow and you can enjoy the ride.
When a young American woman is hit by a car while walking through the English countryside, a local family takes her in while she recovers and she then begins to experience premonitions that are ties to a recently discovered ancient church that had purposely been buried. With all of the quasi-religious movies that are out on the market you would almost thing that this one would just be thrown into the heap of bad films. But the work here is done very well and the cast is very tight, most of the time you don't even get this kind of response from actors even on big budget films. There aren't a lot of effects used here which is good so they don't overpower the story, but what is done is more camera angle and shadows to give the audience the creepy feelings that are needed in the story.
As Ricci gets older she is blossoming into one of those stars that you will hear about and see wonderful pictures from years down the road. Even with all of the story flaws and the quickness of the film, I enjoyed it and wouldn't mind watching it again, but it would have to be a ways down the road so I could forget some of the things I just saw. The thriller aspect of this film is what keeps it moving and by the end you feel that you've actually watch a very decent movie.