Saint Maud

In only an hour and 24 minutes, Glass has crafted a film rich in history, reference, psychology, spirituality, style and even some gore, but it never overstays its welcome, recognizing that less is more.

Charting a razor-sharp course between the borders of horror, satire, psychodrama and lonely character study (Taxi Driver has been cited as an influence), Saint Maud is a taut, sinewy treat, blessed with an impressively fluid visual sensibility and boosted by two quite brilliant central performances.

A startling psychological horror story with a breakout performance by Welsh actress Morfydd Clark.

The clever script, written by Glass herself, is designed to keep the viewer guessing until the very last minute, and it’s the foundation of the first great horror movie of the year.

[A] striking and auspicious feature debut ... Saint Maud seeds the clouds with an eclectic mix of influences, but it works, creating a film with its own strange weather.

Saint Maud distinguishes itself through an emphasis on character over metaphor, as well as the nightmarish depths of the darkness at its center. We only get to see the true ferocity of Glass’ vision for a few fleeing moments, but have faith: It’s enough to burn into your soul forever.

Rose Glass utilizes a provocative scenario for a vague and deadly serious art exercise.

A brilliant mix of religious terror, potent character study, and possible mental illness. Saint Maud is a fully formed and faultless debut film from Rose Glass. With an incredible lead performance by Morfydd Clark which is as chilling as it is heartbreaking. Jennifer Ehle is also outstanding as the devilish patient Maud is caring for. At once frightening, bleak, cathartic, and heartbreaking, Saint Maud is as scary as it is exhilarating. I'm not sure how Glass will top the bar she has set for herself, but I look forward to whatever she does next. What would have been the best film of 2020, is now the first great film of 2021. Unmissable and unforgettable.

I liked the first half of the film. The relationship between the protagonist and her patient showed promise. Then, it took a turn and became an atmospheric mental-illness horror with lots of silent moody (no dialogue) scenes. Maud walking down the street. Maud standing in her apartment in her underwear. Hallucinations. The end of the film was pointless, rendering the entire film pointless. What commentary is this film supposed to be making about mental illness or religion? It gets 6/10 for the first half and the overall talent (cinematography, etc) in terms of production values... but I wouldn't say watching it was time well spent. In the end, I got nothing from this film. It wasn't scary at all and everything that was thought-provoking about the first half got destroyed by the film-maker resorting to (attempted) cheap thrills and unjustified violence.

decided to watch it on netflix after reading the good reviews that it received and also the fact that it was NOT a devil show. this movie is very thought provoking and would b highly controversial but nevertheless highly probable. i am sure this theme has been explored before and a tough subject to film. it's more a mixture of rosemary baby, carrie all mixed tog. being a devout Christian, i did watch this movie with much sadness because the protagonist is not a typical sister in Christ because she obviously suffered from mental illness. her condition was not treated and the previous hospital let her back out into the world when she is clearly ill. As a christian we witness to people and share with them the good news of Christ's salvation but we are not the one saving one's soul. It's God that will convict their hearts eventually. Hopefully this review will throw some light into discussion about this highly controversial movie.

I can't fathom how i kept watching it to halfway through, this is the most dreadful boring meaningless movie I have watched, I was waiting for it to keep getting better but its got worse and worse so I skipped to the end I wish I had done it long ****'t watch it please waste your time on other things

Right off the bat, I will say that it's an 84-minute movie that could easily have been cut to an hour. There are lengthy scenes that do nothing but play out trivial actions that do nothing for the plot, to establish characters or feature dialogue. You could skip chunks of this movie at a time and still not miss anything. The pacing is slow, The entire final act is a nightmare to sit through, and by the end of it all, it simply isn't worth it.