The Long Night (2022 film)

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The Long Night
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byRich Ragsdale [1]
Written by
  • Robert Sheppe
  • Mark Young
Produced by
  • Vasily Bernhardt
  • Daemon Hillin
  • Ryan R. Johnson
  • Martin Sprock
Starring
CinematographyPierluigi Malavasi
Edited byJay Gartland
Music bySherri Chung [2]
Production
companies
  • Sprockefeller Pictures
  • Adirondack Media Group
  • El Ride Productions
  • Hillin Entertainment
Distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment
Release date
  • February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$81,351 [3]

The Long Night (also known as The Coven) is a 2022 American horror film written by Robert Sheppe and Mark Young and directed Rich Ragsdale. It stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Jeff Fahey, Deborah Kara Unger. The film is about a couple whose quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy. [4] [5]

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Plot

A young big city couple, Grace and Jack, are about to begin the rest of their lives together. Just two things stand in their way. Grace meets Jack’s wealthy judgmental parents and Jack accompanies Grace to her hometown in the deep south, where she desperately wants to locate her biological parents along with bringing closure to her mysterious childhood past before embarking on her bright future.

The meeting with Jack’s parents causes a slight riff between the two lovers but is just a foreshadowed speed bump before a full-on terror train collision. Upon arriving at a large estate, owned by a guy that has reached out to Grace about her past, the duo only discover an empty house shrouded in secrets. Grace begins to psychologically unravel as her dark destiny appears to float off the vast farmhouse walls and into her psyche.

The town’s welcoming committee shows up at dusk to greet the tourists. Instead of food and drink, the masked and cloaked crew offer up a dead kitten, burning pentagrams, and death on a stick. Jack and Grace attempt to fight and flee as the ancient dark history behind Grace’s existence is explained.

Cast

Release

It was released on February 4, 2022. [6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 35% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. [7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [8]

Nadir Samara of Screen Rant give the film a mixed review and wrote:

"When one thinks The Long Night is walking in circles, it breaks off from the beaten path just in time to give viewers exactly the movie that was sold." [9]

Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle give the film a positive review and wrote:

"The Long Night may not be revolutionary, it's definitely got its own dark magic." [10]

Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com give the film a 1 and half star and wrote:

"The Long Night wants to create a sense of encroaching fear and unease in viewers but cannot inspire much of anything other than boredom and apathy. " [11]

Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting give the film a mixed to positive review and wrote:

The Long Night still makes for a worthy watch. With its stellar atmosphere, grim violence, and chilling tone, The Long Night evokes a spell that’ll lure viewers into a gripping experience. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Banks, Richard (January 12, 2022). "The Long Night Trailer: A Couple Fights Back Against A Twisted Cult". Screen Rant .
  2. ↑ "THE LONG NIGHT SOUNDTRACK".
  3. ↑ "The Long Night (2022)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shades of Gray in R. A. Salvatore's Song of the Risen God". Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Exploring Shades of Gray in R. A. Salvatore's Song of the Risen God". March 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Banks, Richard (January 12, 2022). "The Long Night Trailer: A Couple Fights Back Against A Twisted Cult". Screen Rant . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Long Night". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Long Night (2022)". Metacritic . Red Ventures . Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Samara, Nadir (February 5, 2022). "The Long Night Review: Get Out Meets Midsommar In This Average Horror Flick". Screen Rant .
  10. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (February 4, 2022). "The Long Night review".
  11. ↑ Sobczynski, Peter (February 4, 2022). "The Long Night (2022) review".
  12. ↑ Pementel, Michael (February 4, 2022). "'The Long Night' Review – A Gripping Supernatural Narrative Through Grim Atmosphere". Bloody Disgusting .
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