The Seventh Day (2021 film) explained

The Seventh Day
Director:Justin P. Lange
Music:Gavin Brivik
Cinematography:Nick Remy Matthews
Editing:Josh Ethier
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$375,921[1]

The Seventh Day is a 2021 American horror film written and directed by Justin P. Lange. It stars Guy Pearce, Vadhir Derbez, Stephen Lang and Keith David.

It was released on March 26, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment.

Premise

Father Peter, a prestigious exorcist, teams up with Father Daniel, a young and inexperienced priest, on his first day of work. They try to stop the demonic possession of a young boy named Charlie.

While performing the exorcism on Charlie and seeing his arms slowly burn, Father Daniel realizes that Father Peter is actually possessed, and in a struggle, Father Daniel kills Father Peter.

Later on, the archbishop and Father Daniel realize every priest who has worked under Father Peter has been possessed by a demon, creating a network of demonic priests that is quite sizable.

Cast

Production

On November 6, 2019, it was announced that Guy Pearce signed on to play the lead role in the film.[2] On January 14, 2020, Vadhir Derbez joined the cast.[3] On January 27, 2020, Stephen Lang, Keith David, Robin Bartlett, Brady Jenness and Chris Galust joined the cast of the film.[4]

Principal photography began on February 5, 2020, in Dallas and New Orleans.[5]

Release

It was released on March 26, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment.[6]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 14%, based on reviews from 14 critics, with an average score of 4.10/10.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Seventh Day (2021). . 14 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Guy Pearce Starring In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day' For Cinestate, Fangoria, Voltage – AFM. Deadline Hollywood. Tom. Grater. November 6, 2019. February 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'. Deadline Hollywood. Tom. Grater. January 14, 2020. February 21, 2021.
  4. Web site: Stephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'. Deadline Hollywood. Tom. Grater. January 27, 2020. February 21, 2021.
  5. Web site: Fangoria on Facebook: "And that's a wrap on the first day of shooting for our next FANGORIA film, Justin P. Lange's THE SEVENTH DAY! We can't wait for you all to see what we've been exorcising.". Facebook. February 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Guy Pearce Horror Film 'Seventh Day' Sells to Vertical and Redbox Entertainment, Sets 2021 Release (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Rebecca. Rubin. February 24, 2021. February 24, 2021.
  7. Web site: The Seventh Day . . 17 November 2021.
  8. Web site: The Seventh Day . . 14 May 2021.