I bought this movie after having scene that scary ass trailer and the awesome poster. I wasn't disappointed, well maybe a little. It's the story of a single father played by a sexy Robert Kazinski of Hot Pursuit. Strange things begin happening in the house especially the appearance of a dope ass monster. And than his son begins to transform and can possibly be possessed. It's a familiar story. Its obviously limited budget wise but there's lots of cool touches especially the appreciated and impressive practical effects. There's also a somewhat surprising twist that is quite intriguing. All in all it's a familiar but decent watch that merits a light reccomendation, especially considering it's 4.99 to buy on Amazon streaming now.

3.25/5

There are movies that may have lost from the get go. Can you imagine any other movie .. like the Exorcist? I mean I know I can't. And yet I give this an 8 rating? I know sounds too crazy to be true. But it is because this really low budget attempt is not another copycat. It does things differently and it does them quite well in my humble opinion.

And that is not an easy feat ... actually while you should be able to see certain things coming, I would like to believe that the movie still has a few surprises up its sleeves. It also is very well shot and the tension is there from start to finish ... the ending maybe slacking a little bit ... still more than just a good effort! And very well played to by everyone involved!

When I picked up "The Assent", I hadn't even heard about it before. I was immediately intrigued by the movie's cover/poster, but sort of reluctant about it being another demonic possession movie - as they usually tend to be rather bland and laughable for the most part.

Still, it being a horror movie, and being a movie I hadn't already seen, I of course found myself sitting down to watch it.

Initially I wasn't overly keen on the storyline, but writer and director Pearry Reginald Teo quickly managed to win me over. And truth be told, this is definitely one of the most enjoyable and memorable demonic possession movies I have seen in a long, long time.

What works for the movie is the dark atmosphere it has, and the visceral visual assault on the screen whenever the demonic entity was showing itself. That blurred 3D optical effect definitely added to the movie, and I must admit that I liked that effect.

But the movie had a very solid storyline which starts out slow, but quickly progress and becomes an aggressive in-your-face type of storyline. Again, this was something I rather enjoyed. And not to mention the creature design - well, demon design. Wow, that was just amazing, I loved that, because it definitely felt otherworldly while vaguely humanoid and familiar. Thumbs up to the props department and special effects department for their accomplishments in "The Assent".

I will say that the storyline is sort of dormant creepy; it is the type of story that gets under your skin and will stick with you long after the movie has ended. So I must applaud writer and director Pearry Reginald Teo on this movie.

Robert Kazinsky carried the movie quite phenomenally with his performance. And it was nice to see Peter Jason in the movie, because he was nicely cast as well. It was a shame, though, that Florence Faivre wasn't given more screen time, because she could have spruced up the movie quite a bit if she was given the chance.

If you enjoy a good old fashioned demonic possession movie, and have grown weary of the endless supply of less than mediocre movies in the genre, then you should definitely give "The Assent" a chance.

My rating for "The Assent" is a seven out of ten stars. I was fully and wholeheartedly entertained by this movie, and it was such a nice surprise of a movie for me.