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Such a frustrating disappointment

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Seriously, not sure what the point of this movie was...In essence, a gal is sent to a convent in what I assume is Italy, where the nuns proceed to mutilate her so she can become one with God, while she relives the life of some gal named "Nympha" who was the founder of this wacky orders on nuns. Or Something. It really didn't make a lick of sense.Essentially, they stretched 20 minutes of plot into a two hour movie, but who cares? Even the girl-on-girl action scene was so dully done that you don't care.And here is another line of text because even though nine lines were enough to convey the mediocrity of this movie, they just want ten.

I have to admit that I am a fan of the Tiffany Shepis! However, I found this movie to be really really slow.It does have it's moments though, if you can stay awake long enough to get to them. ;) On the other hand, for a low-budget movie, the production value is really pretty amazing. The digital effects are pretty top notch as well...which is rare. I think I enjoyed seeing some of the behind the scenes stuff more than the movie.Tiffany is of course great! She has always proved herself to be a great actress, no matter how crappy of a movie she is in. I am always impressed by her performances, even when she is given the silliest of roles. I think the director will move up and do bigger and better things...he just needs to speed things up a little bit, and get to the exciting stuff!

Weird, a little confusing, but oddly gripping.The movie is straight to the point, Sarah (Shepis) is entering the nunnery in the opening scene, no back story for her or anything. We're given the impression that this is indeed her vocation, to live a life of solitude as a nun. Within the first few minutes there are spooky things going on, but with no explanation.Throughout the film we are shown flash backs of two men bickering about a garden, the flash backs get progressively darker and more sinister. As all this is happening, Sarah is being put through her paces, enduring physical and mental torture - this way she'll become closer to god! For a while the film will keep you confused, but this just makes you want to watch it to the end to find out why, who or what!A strange film all round, dark and sinister - with a lesbian romp thrown in for no reason whatever - but will keep you watching 5/10

Nympha starts off like most nusploitation movies. Sarah, Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis (Tromeo & Juliet) wants to leave her past behind and become a nun. She is stripped of all her worldly possessions and stands naked to receive her new habits.But, things get weird from that point as she is soon to face the first test as her eardrums are punctured. She starts hearing voices and having visions. Sight is removed with acid, the hands are burned, and her tongue is cut out so that she can talk to God with her soul only.We really don't know what is going on. Are things real, or are they just what she is seeing in her mind? Is she hearing and seeing God. She certainly ends up touching God in the form of Caroline De Cristofaro, who jumps in her bed.Are the nuns exorcising demons from the house? We certainly get glimpses of bloody and sinful doings that apparently happened in the past.One thing that is great about this film is the cinematography and the score. The classical music really adds to the feeling and, unlike many horror pictures, the lighting is superb.These are some strange nuns and they certainly don't conform to the tenants of the Church. I leave it to the viewer to determine just how non-conformist they are.