Two Witches

Now, the concept idea of "Two Witches" definitely sounded interesting from the movie's synopsis, and a movie with witchcraft is usually always something fun to watch. And as such, I opted to sit down and watch the 2021 horror movie "Two Witches" from writers Kristina Klebe, Maxime Rancon and Pierre Tsigaridis without actually having heard of the movie prior to watching it.

The storyline was somewhat of a chaotic heap for me. I didn't enjoy being constantly bombarded with random footage that was supposed to be something like impressions or visions? It was just distracting and grew tiring really fast. So director Pierre Tsigaridis's 2021 movie "Two Witches" was a swing and a miss in terms of entertaining me.

I gave up on watching the movie, because the way that the movie was constructed and presented didn't appeal to my particular preference and taste in movies and entertainment. So the fact that the storyline had some appeal just fell to the ground. And I have zero interest in returning to finish watching "Two Witches".

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in this movie, and despite of me not enjoying the movie in general, I will say that the actors and actresses were doing fair enough jobs. It wasn't their fault that the writing was inadequate and that the director was all over the place.

I am sure that there is an audience out there for a movie such as "Two Witches", I just happened not to be in that particular target audience. I am not sure how true the movie was to actual witchcraft.

My rating of "Two Witches" lands on a generous three out of ten stars, given the production value of the movie.

Okay, so the writing and acting are absolutely terrible, and the look is very low budget, as is the sound mixing/dialogue. There are some silly parts/facial expressions that made me laugh (reminded me of Drag Me To Hell.) But most importantly, I wasn't bored. It really kept me engaged. I find a lot of horror movies to be incredibly boring, so I'm happy when I watch a film like this. Has some good jump scares, and it was actually pretty scary! I would definitely watch it again.

I thought this movie was being released later this year (2022) and was pleasantly surprised to find it on Prime already.

There's a lot to like with this film. There's some great cinematography, some genuinely scary moments and performances (I'm of course talking primarily about Rebekah Kennedy in Chapter II). Props to the practical effects and the CGI too because it works well, considering the budget likely being quite low.

It's not quite an anthology, but split up into halves, plus an epilogue. Which is not wholly unique but also not utilized often. This style mostly works, even if it feels slightly disjointed.

It isn't a perfect film however. It overstays its welcome by a little - I think because it is almost like two separate films, the length feels longer than it actually is. Then there is the frenetic editing reminiscent of early Saw films in a few scenes.

Overall I'd recommend this movie for genre fans. It's a very watchable indie horror effort. I would definitely watch a sequel, which the ending alludes to.

"Two Witches" follows two different women in semi-overlapping stories who are targeted by an aging witch attempting to utilize them for two different reasons.

This directorial debut by Pierre Tsigaridis is a ghoulish romp from start to finish, replete with disturbing imagery and some effective scenes of violence. While it does virtually nothing to reinvent the wheel, the film does utilize the tropes of the witch-themed films of the '60s an '70s fairly effectively, and at its best, offers some haunting visual compositions and noble attempts at tying these two stories together. Despite some press and reviews I've read, it is really not an anthology film, as each story overlaps the other; the common denominator is the nefarious witch each woman encounters.

While I appreciate what the filmmakers attempted to do in terms of grafting these two tales into a single film, the execution is at times not the most graceful, and some of the editing choices (specifically an overuse of flashy jump cuts and blackouts) feel maladroit and overdone. The film is replete with homages to a number of classic horror films, with the first entry tipping its hat to "Rosemary's Baby" in more ways than one; the second story, which is perhaps slightly more engaging than the first, has more than a few visual nods to Dario Argento's "Suspiria", specifically the ornate and gothic bedroom chamber of the film's villainous witch, which heavily resembles that featured in "Suspiria".

Although the film's second story stumbles in its conclusion with a handful of narrative gaps that lack clarity, the segment overall is bolstered by a nervy, deranged performance from Rebekah Kennedy that really stands out. Kristina Klebe (known to genre fans for her role in Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remake) is also a nice presence, though her role is not especially substantial here.

Overall, while "Two Witches" is not a revelatory piece, it is truly entertaining, and offers enough standout visuals to keep genre fans engaged. While the weaving together of the two-part story doesn't fully land, I appreciate what the filmmakers were attempting to do here. Despite its lack of connective tissue, it is certainly one of the better indie horror movies I've seen in awhile. 6/10.

TWO WITCHES is the kind of modern indie horror that inevitably leaves me cold. It's low budget, small scale and entirely predictable, featuring a bland young cast who find themselves assailed by a couple of old-fashioned witches. The story is so limited that the first half cuts off to introduce a whole new milieu in the second. As with a lot of these modern films, this one's overdirected to the hilt, with OTT transitions and camera effects to try to make it scary, but of course it doesn't work. Add in some gurning actors and a few nasty moments and you have something that doesn't even come close to horror.