The Prodigy (2019)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 92 minuten
Country:
Hong-Kong / United States
Directed by: Nicholas McCarthy
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott and Brittany Allen
IMDb score:
5,9 (31.395)
Releasedate: 6 February 2019
The Prodigy plot
"What's wrong with Miles?"
'The Prodigy' follows the story of a mother and her young son. After some strange events, the mother becomes deeply concerned about her son's behavior. She soon discovers that there may be a supernatural threat.
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Actors and actresses
Sarah Blume
Miles Blume
Arthur Jacobson
Margaret St. James
John Blume
Rebecca
Dr. Elaine Strasser
Edward Scarka
Miles (5 Years Old)
Reviews & comments
Noodless
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- 10087 messages
- 6205 votes
Better than expected !
The film has a nice approach instead of the umpteenth film about a demonchild. Here there is a very different and nice fact. The acting is decent and the kid played quite a creepy role.
The story has a patient build-up with a few scare moments, although these do not provide the necessary horror elements. Rather, it's the concept, the thought around the topic of reincarnation in the form of an evil soul that has yet to finish something in this world. The dark atmosphere does the rest. The ending can be called somewhat surprising and without a doubt satisfying. 7/10
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Alathir
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- 2143 messages
- 1647 votes
I liked The Prodigy better than expected. A fascinating story that is also well developed. A few nice jumpscares and there is such a strange tension constantly lurking because the evil is in your own child. More towards the end, the makers of The Prodigy get rid of it a bit quickly. The beginning is also a bit sloppy and the first scenes do not flow into each other too smoothly. Perhaps a little more background on the evil soul in his previous body could have made the movie a little more complete.
But otherwise I think this is above average for a horror and I had a great time with this.
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El ralpho
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- 1496 messages
- 1106 votes
A pot of wet
Whether it's reincarnation or possession .. with regard to the elaboration of The Prodigy, this makes little difference. This is a typical genre film that contains few surprises, does contain a number of nice scares, but is also so predictable that I don't want to give this more than a five.
Although there are a number of attempts to surprise the audience, these surprises are not successful. The ideas that the director has are insufficiently creative, or they are not used enough. The reincarnation aspect is nothing more than a gimmick and does not add any value to the story. The same goes for the plot twist at the end that you've seen many times before and of which you already see it coming before it has taken place.
2.5*
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