Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Writer/director Keith Thomas takes a common horror scenario, that of the person left alone with a corpse, and gives it a specifically Jewish twist, incorporating the rite of the vigil, the role of the Shomer and the Talmudic lore of the Mazzik.
- Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: It doesn’t generally break the overall formula of a horror film about demonic infestations, and it features some jump scares that don’t totally work, but it has great atmosphere and a terrific lead in Dave Davis.
- Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: THE VIGIL is a horror film in a Jewish Hasidic setting. But the story is still basically a ghost story, and while it is atmospheric and effective, it does not go much further than other horror films.
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Where I found the film most memorable was its ability to bring very specific lore into the mainstream by explaining and utilizing it in a universally resonant way.
- [New] | João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
- Shelagh Rowan-Legg @ ScreenAnarchy
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