★ 5 / 10
La niña de la communion / The Communion
Claudio C
La niña de la communion / The Communion Girl (2022) Flawed Screenplay, Awful Conclusion (11,913 – 14 Sep 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In 1987, in Spain, the…
La niña de la communion / The Communion Girl (2022)
Flawed Screenplay, Awful Conclusion
(11,913 – 14 Sep 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho)
In 1987, in Spain, the teenager Sara (Carla Campra) moves with her younger sister Judit (Olimpia Roch) and her parents to the countryside since they have found a job in the town. Sara is outcast by her schoolmates and befriends Rebeca “Rebe” (Aina Quiñones), who is also outcast. After the Judit’s First Communion, Sara and Rebe go to a party in a nearby town, where they drink and use drugs, On the return, they get a ride from two locals, and they see a girl wearing the outfit of first communion on the road and they stop the car. Sara finds a first communion doll, but no girl. Soon she experiences skin spots on her body and a dreadful trip, and she questions whether it is a side effect. But when her friends have the same experience, they realize that something supernatural is happening to them.
“La niña de la communion”, a.k.a. “The Communion Girl” (2022), is a Spanish horror movie with a flawed screenplay and awful conclusion. The story has several subplots that go nowhere, but it is reasonable and startle the viewer in many moments. However, the conclusion destroys the movie, when supernatural things happen without any explanation, giving the idea that the budget ended or the writer was blocked. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): “A Primeira Comunhão” (“First Communion”)
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★ 7 / 10
Standard curse movie fare, think THE RING meets
Steve F
Standard curse movie fare, think THE RING meets NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.. But it is elevated by a likeable cast, empathetic characters, excellent film score…
Standard curse movie fare, think THE RING meets NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.. But it is elevated by a likeable cast, empathetic characters, excellent film score, and a nice pace. The film took its time to establish the characters and their various relationships with side characters, when so many films like this just rush headlong from scare to scare to scare. Unfortunately, it's largely undone by its final scenes and none of those side characters really amount to anything. Even so, it's a very well-made film.
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★ 9 / 10
He was very exciting and interesting to watch
Maja G
He was very exciting and interesting to watch. The plot was well thought out and you always learn new things about the girl. It looks real and the characters…
He was very exciting and interesting to watch. The plot was well thought out and you always learn new things about the girl. It looks real and the characters gave good dynamics too. In all it's a great film, if a second comes along I would watch it too
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