Wow. This was 1 hour and 18 minutes of undiluted boredom.
When I sat down to watch the 2020 movie "The Unlit" (aka "Witches of Blackwood"), I hadn't even heard about the movie. But the fact that it was a supernatural thriller and one that I hadn't already seen was enough to make me interested in watching it. And of course the movie's cover was definitely also serving as something to lure me in.
But "The Unlit" from writer Darren Markey and director Kate Whitbread was an insanely slow paced movie with virtually nothing happening throughout the course of the entire movie. I kept watching this ordeal of a movie in the hopes of something actually happening, because the movie seemed interesting from the cover and its synopsis.
However, don't get your hopes up for "The Unlit", because this movie was boredom incarnate. The storyline was so simplistic that it was bordering on being a slap to the face of the viewers. The only thing that kept "The Unlit" somewhat afloat was some fair enough acting performances by the cast.
I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress that performed in "The Unlit". And that is usually something I enjoy in movies, and it was nice enough here as well, despite the movie having virtually almost no storyline.
"The Unlit" was a swing and a miss, and it fell short of providing me with any kind of proper entertainment or enjoyment. And this is not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of "The Unlit" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
