Annabelle Wallis

Maddie Hasson

George Young

Michole Briana White

Susanna Thompson

Ingrid Bisu

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jake Abel

Jacqueline McKenzie

Christian Clemenson

Amir Aboulela

Mercedes Colon

Ruben Pla

Jon Lee Brody

Paula Marshall

Zoë Bell

Shaunte Lynette Johnson

Natalia Safran

Mike Mendez

Randy Haynie

Cord Walker

Jesus Trujillo

Lisa Catara

Danielle Nottingham

Ray Chase

Marina Mazepa

Mckenna Grace

Madison Wolfe

Andy Bean

Patricia Velásquez

Patrick Cox

Gregory Garcia

Emir García

Renee Harbek

Janet Hsieh

Paul Mabon

Gino Montesinos

Josh Rutgers

Halston Van Atta

Louise Van Veenendaal

Kalina Vanska

Christina Veronica

Rachel Winfree

Joseph Bishara

Akela Cooper

Hans Ritter

Jennifer M. Gentile

Stacy Bisel

Rob Hinderstein

Toby Lamm

Lori McCoy-Bell

Koji Ohmura

Kazuyuki Okada

Cassie Russek

Eleanor Sabaduquia

Dania Ridgway

Michael Ward

Michael White

Jennifer Conroy

Syndey Huynh

Philip Waley

Cristina Aragon

Brian Dunlop

Joe Dzuban

Jacob Flack

Ben Greaves

Julian Howarth

Tim LeBlanc

Chris Navarro

Peter Staubli

Nick DeRosa

Josh Kuhn

Michael Meinardus

Douglas D. Ziegler

Brian Adler

Matt Anderson

Dan Brittain

Ivan Busquets

Katherine Chambers

Yashvhanth Chandrasekaran

Joel Cheyne

Larkin Flynn

Georg Kaltenbrunner

Ravi Krishna Kasumarthy

Samira Khan

Charles Lai

Alberto Landeros

Mathias Lautour

Cedric Lo

Adrian Millington

Diego Piccinato

Brian Shows

Katrina Taylor

Yegor Tesler

Luke Vallee

David E. Scott

Anne McCarthy

Kellie Roy

Tiffany Abney

Heather Bonomo

Solomon Brende

Bryan Cartago

Darrell Davis

Danny Downey

Ed Duran

Brittania Fader

Glenn Foster

Craig Henningsen

Cyrus Leisy

Krystle Martin

Molly Miller

Miluette Nalin

Blakely Olson

Lauren Shaw

Mallory Thompson

Emerald Gordon Wulf

Raul Contreras

Tim Croshaw

Cody Recker

Anne Porter

Avi Wolfe

David Marnell

Jeffrey Wetzel

Travis Cantey

Jorge Diaz

Paul Sage

Pamela Scott-Farr

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Loyd Bateman

Brett A. Jones

Morgan Benoit

Craig Branham

Mónica López Aleman

Katie O'Donovan

Gee Alexander

Natascha Hopkins

Tara Macken

Angela Meryl

Brett Praed

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Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/malignant-spoiler-free-review

"Malignant is yet another excellent origin movie for a new franchise created by one of the most successful horror filmmakers of the century, James Wan. The talented director picks up a thematically rich, mysteriously intriguing narrative written by the feature film debutant Akela Cooper, and lets himself get inspired by the giallo genre. Boasting a fascinating protagonist brilliantly interpreted by Annabelle Wallis, the unexpected yet exposition-heavy revelations of the brave third act definitely improve upon a rather generic, unexciting first half. While the impressive action sequences steal the technical spotlight, Joseph Bishara's score holds divisive creative choices that might not please every viewer. For horror fans, I couldn't recommend it more."

Rating: B+

This is one of the dumbest films I have seen in a long time, start to finish it is a dumpster fire, the "twist" is projected so hard so early, and so often, then over explained to the point of the death of any subtlety, and it's not original or clever in it's execution. 

I don't understand how people seem to be liking this film I feel like I'm taking crazy pills

I rarely say this, but I hated this dumb film

Classic case of the trailer being the best part. I'll hand it to them though, I was completely fooled about what this movie was going to be. When they showed Gabriel behind the plastic sheet in the beginning ... I knew it was not what I signed on for.

As my mom would say: It insults my intelligence. 

This movie has started very strong  the ending was a little bit silly but it was  fun i like this movie it's better than any of the other horror movies that come out in 2020 and 2021 ok  the conjuring 3 was  the best this movie is on my second place

I'll give it this much, it's a weird movie. Can't say it's a good weird nor a bad one, just plain weird. Now, I do appreciate that James Wan returned to his horror roots in between the wait for Aquaman 2 goes into production.

As for this movie, there was parts that felt off, such as the acting which I don't think was all that impressive. Wan's direction wasn't particularly noteworthy either outside of the finale which had impressive moments. As a whole, the least I can say it's not pedestrian or forgettable, but on the other hand I really don't have much desire to revisit. **2.75/5**

Nathan

Malignant is a ride, one that changes directions in multiple different ways that I did not expect. This film is an ambitious genre bend that takes tropes from slashers (loved the Friday the 13th/Halloween cords used in the beginning of the film), the classic James Wan ghost films, action, and strangely enough some elements from Scream in the comedy side. With some many different themes it was hard to really understand what this movie's identity was. The film had a serious tone throughout but had some awkward lines that felt right out of a Scream film. With those two different tones it felt as if the lines were funny bad writing rather than artistic vision.

The kills were bloody as all hell, which is par for the course with the slasher genre and a positive for this film. The reversed humanoid figure visuals for the killer were very incredibly unsettling.

I really enjoyed the plot for the most part, even though I felt the beginning and the end were much stronger than the middle lull. The twist was great, and I did not see it coming till it was almost too late. When this happens the movie really finds it grove and kept me locked in for the remaining twenty minutes.

Overall, Malignant is decent movie, maybe a little too ambitious for its own good.

**Verdict:** _Decent_

70/100

In Malignant, director James Wan crafts a visually-impressive horror experience in which camera work, production design, and aesthetics do most of the heavy lifting. Annabelle Wallis and her Backpack do their best with a garbage script and subpar supporting cast that appears to be there to punch the ticket. If you can get over the slow opening 30 minutes, Malignant's innovative ideas distinguish it from the usual horror movie clichés, giving surprising turns that keep you intrigued until the end.

I really liked this film. It wasn't that scary, but it did gross me out a lot. This is a horror film that feels like it didn't want to be terrifying but wanted to show us what is terrifying. The threat of the film was an interesting concept, and the film did a great job of making me invested in the story that is unfolding as you watch it. The ending felt a little loose, and I feel it should have gone a little longer, so it could have been a better end, but other than that, this was a great film, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

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Written by Manuel São Bento on Tue Sep 14 2021

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