Heretic
Director: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck Run Time: 111 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Chloe East, Elle Young, Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Topher Grace
Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
“What makes this so scary, before the film’s psychological scares eventually turn gruesome and violent, is Grant himself. Part of the reason he’s played the lead in so many romantic comedies is that he has a very particular bumbling charm. Grant isn’t the perfect, chiseled leading man. He’s awkward and comforting in a way that puts you at ease. As Mr. Reed, this disarming nature turns into a trap.” ~ Andrew Webster, The Verge