Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Best movie ever!

Absolutely brilliant

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This is over of those movies would have looked awesome if it were shot on film instead of digital. I was really put off by the digital look and sound. Made it look like some TV show instead of a movie. But Perkins feels like someone who will be able to make wonders in the future. This one wasnt it though.

Virtually no storyline, plenty of overlong "art" shots and obvious rips from actual horror flicks - all are predictable products of a writer who is also the director. In this scenario, nobody is available to challenge whether the artiste's vision is coherent, let alone interesting or entertaining. Tripe results.

The Black Coat's daughter or February as it's titled on UK Netflix, exceeded my expectations and had a lingering after affect. In my opinion, any movie (particularly a horror) that is capable of leaving the viewer feeling moved, disturbed or reflective is one that has done it's job to an extent.Although the build-up is slow, it's engaging from the beginning and has you wondering what's unfolding and searching for explanations for what's happening and why. There are subtleties present throughout that thread into the plot that make this more clever than a lot of the standard horrors that rely on cheap jump-scares, gore or shock factor. A vacant all girls boarding school is the perfect setting and creates the entire creepy atmosphere that is present throughout. There's a real sense that the two girls are completely isolated and the vastness of the building combined with it's creaky doors and floors and dingy decor creates a very realistic sense of dread that we've all experienced at some point in our lives. The acting was strong, but Kiernan Shipka stole the spotlight. She's such an incredibly talented actress, who although young, is very multi-faceted and complex in her portrayal of the characters she plays. Her character, Katherine (Kat), was sweet and innocent but also incredibly mysterious and sinister, which Kiernan managed to portray wonderfully. Although this was the first performance I'd seen of Lucy Boynton, she was also a strong leading role and it was very easy to step into her shoes and live the story through her.Now for the areas that could've been improved and the reason why the rating I've given is 5 stars instead of 10. The first issue with this movie is the casting of Emma Roberts as Joan a.k.a adult Kat. Following on from Kiernan, Emma just didn't seem the right fit for Katherine since the aura and personality she brought to the character felt so different. Stemming from this issue is the slightly fragmented characterisation of the main characters, but mainly Katherine. Although Kiernan brought her A-game and gave everything she could to the role, she could've gone even further if she'd been given better material to work with. Katherine's progression from a sweet, innocent child to devil worshipper happened much too suddenly and with very little explanation or clarity. By delving even further into the psyche of Katherine's character I think the story would've been greatly improved and been much more impactful. Secondly, the addition of a paranormal force a.k.a The Devil felt unnecessary and cheapened the plot. For starters The Devil was an ambiguous black shadow that looked like someone dressed in a floppy-eared bunny costume, which for obvious reasons detracted from the fear factor. But also, the connection between the Devil and Kat was unclear and I found myself actually having to do a Google search after the movie ended to clarify the ending. Thirdly, the addition of Joan into the story is executed poorly and it becomes obvious early on who she is, even if her plans are unclear for a while. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that removing Joan (Emma Roberts) entirely and expanding on Kat and Rose's arc would've improved the movie vastly. Precious time was wasted building up the mystery around Joan and the kind couple that had taken her in, when that time could've been used more wisely to further build the tension and apprehension at the school and dig deeper into Kat's transition to the dark side. The strange connection between Kat and the Devil and her motivators for her actions are definitely the weakest points of this movie. As a viewer I think it's important to fully understand the motivators for the main character's actions and this movie completely fails to deliver on this. Why does Kat turn to the Devil in the first place? Why is she so willing to murder Rose just because some distorted voice at the end of the phone tells her to? Why is she so desperate for the Devil to return to her that she kills Rose's parents, who are actually really nice people? There's little to no logic in why Kat does what she does and that just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.Overall, this movie is worth watching as it definitely has something to offer, but a few tweaks here and there could've transformed it into a true masterpiece.

a good slow burner .do not read synopsis or preview before watching this suspense.The less you know the better.Im not sure if I agree with the way the movie develop but the actors and dark tone made me watch till the end.