The Faith of Anna Waters

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The Faith of Anna Waters
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Directed by Kelvin Tong
Written byKelvin Tong
Starring Elizabeth Rice
Matthew Settle
CinematographyWade Muller
Edited byOlly Stothert
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release dates
  • March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)(Philippines)
  • May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)(Singapore)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Singapore

The Faith of Anna Waters is a 2016 American-Singaporean horror film starring American actors Elizabeth Rice and Matthew Settle and directed by Kelvin Tong. Billed as Singapore's first Hollywood supernatural feature, the film tells the story of an American journalist who travels to Singapore to investigate the mysterious suicide of her sister, and delves into one of Tong's favourite horror subgenres: exorcism. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The film was released on 6 May 2016 in the United States under the title The Offering.

Plot

Jamie Waters, a police detective in Chicago, receives news that her sister Anna has committed suicide in Singapore. Jamie flies to Singapore and moves in to Anna’s house. Rather than go and stay with her father, Anna’s young daughter Katie is insistent that they do not leave the house because her mother has promised that she will return in seven days time. At the same time, the Catholic priest Father De Silva encounters a series of cryptic symbols that indicate that the Tower of Babel is rising again. As Jamie investigates other apparent suicides by people connected to Anna, she encounters increasingly spooky happenings all around the house.

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 8% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3/10. [4]

Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rate the film .5 over 4 rating and wrote: It inspires retrospective gratitude for the empty yet slick craftsmanship of someone like James Wan. [5] Andy Webster of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and he wrote: Kelvin Tong’s "The Offering," a muddled horror film, falls over itself incorporating as many genre elements as possible. The result is the cinematic equivalent of combining every paint color on a canvas: a murky mess. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Distribution

The film has been bought for distribution in France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. [3] In Mexico the film was scheduled to have a theatrical release on July 8, 2016. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Zhuang, Zara (10 May 2016). "Kelvin Tong lights joss sticks, explains horror movie to spirits". Today . Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ↑ Goh, Marcus (10 May 2016). "Review: The Faith of Anna Waters has corny demons". Yahoo . Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  3. 1 2 Loh, Genevieve Sarah (13 May 2016). "Filmmaker Kelvin Tong in talks for second American horror co-production". Channel NewsAsia . Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  4. ↑ "The Faith of Anna Waters". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 26, 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ Bowen, Chuck (May 1, 2016). "Review: The Offering". Slant Magazine . Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Webster, Andy (May 5, 2016). "Review: 'The Offering': No, Thank You". The New York Times . Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ Soh, Joanne (10 May 2016). "Kelvin Tong: 'I'm so used to being slammed'". The New Paper . Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  8. ↑ Gingold, Michael (6 May 2016). "THE OFFERING (Movie Review)". Fangoria . Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  9. ↑ Webster, Andy (5 May 2016). "Review: The Offering: No, Thank You". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  10. ↑ DeFore, John (11 May 2016). "The Offering: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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