Incarnate

Name: Incarnate
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: December 2, 2016
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 30

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 2, 2016 | PG-13

Summary: A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past.

Director: Brad Peyton

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Joe Leydon

Dec 2, 2016

Offers a relatively fresh take on standard-issue exorcism-melodrama tropes, along with a performance by Aaron Eckhart that is more than persuasive enough to encourage the investment of a rooting interest. Read full review

Noel Murray

Dec 2, 2016

Dense with plot and mythology, the film is refreshingly unpredictable — if only because guessing what comes next would require understanding what the hell is going on. Read full review

Katie Rife

Dec 2, 2016

Incarnate is a comic-book movie in search of a comic book. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Dec 2, 2016

Incarnate, much like its central character at key moments, barely seems to have a pulse. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Dec 7, 2016

Incoherent mashup of previous demonized tyke films and unfailingly inept pseudo-science and the result is about as devoid of suspense, much less genuine horror, as this specific sub-genre can be. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 6, 2016

Dullness “Incarnate,” in other words. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Dec 2, 2016

Incarnate is such a pointless bit of hackwork that it almost makes the recent horror dud “Shut In” seem focused by comparison. Read full review

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Apr 5, 2023

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Tiber5

Feb 15, 2017

A solid, if relatively generic mix of ‘Insidious’ and ‘Inception’, Incarnate is scary, smart, well-acted by its seasoned cast and entertaining throughout.

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LeZee

May 16, 2017

Almost like any other horror film, but enjoyable.

From the director of 'San Andreas'. The film released after a couple of years delay. I don't know what's the reason, but surprisingly it was a much better film than I expected. It had a decent cast, particularly for a small budget horror, itAlmost like any other horror film, but enjoyable.

From the director of 'San Andreas'. The film released after a couple of years delay. I don't know what's the reason, but surprisingly it was a much better film than I expected. It had a decent cast, particularly for a small budget horror, it was a well made film. Even the screen-writing was good. They should have improved it a bit, but still not a bad film with all the fine performances.

This is about a man who can enter the minds of the possessed ones by the evil spirits. Like most of the horror films, the exorcist has a person feud with one particular spirit. So after searching for it many years, he finds that a boy was possessed by the same spirit. Now it's his time to avenge whatever he had suffered from earlier in his life.

The horror film fans and film fanatics might think it is an average, but for the common people it will work fine. There are some good moments in the film. Overall, well designed film in those crucial parts. You are going to see totally a different Aaron Eckhart, especially being in the lead. So I feel it is worth a try.

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abcd123

Dec 5, 2016

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PAMA

Dec 11, 2016

Dense with plot and mythology, the film is refreshingly unpredictable — if only because guessing what comes next would require understanding what the hell is going on.

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sandborn

May 1, 2017

'The Exorcist' meets 'Inception', this is a mostly dull movie but redeemed by its final half-hour which has very clever twists. You got to give Aaron Eckhart props for putting in top-notch performances no matter what movie he's in.

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TheQuietGamer

Oct 25, 2017

Certainly a unique concept. Incarnate uses Inception-esque dream jumping to put a new spin on the familiar exorcism tropes. The movie puts a lot of focus on explaining the science behind how Aaron Eckhart is able to enter the minds of others and perform these "evictions." So much time isCertainly a unique concept. Incarnate uses Inception-esque dream jumping to put a new spin on the familiar exorcism tropes. The movie puts a lot of focus on explaining the science behind how Aaron Eckhart is able to enter the minds of others and perform these "evictions." So much time is pent on this that the horror element is almost completely lost in the process. So what we end up with is more a sci-fi thriller. One where one the actual science is kind of dumb and clashes awkwardly with it's supernatural conflict. The only thing the movie has going for it is Eckhart. The whole basis for the movie actually has little to do at all with the little boy who has been possessed. This is instead about Eckhart's character "Dr. Ember's" quest for revenge against the entity that killed his family. The kid in question just happens to have the same demon up in his head. Everything else sort of falls to the side in favor of letting us know just what Dr. Ember is going through and what exactly happened that caused him to take on all these exorcisms in the first place. Everyone else is just there to serve as plot pieces. Eckhart is only one playing a real character. As a result there's no emotional connection to anything going on as basically everything else is just window-dressing for this man vs demon conflict and to act as an excuse to show off their admittedly neat science-fiction concepts. Kudos to Eckhart though. He still gives a fantastic performance despite having been given this crap material.

Everything kind of play outs like a cheesy horror-comic book movie. The action is lackluster and the conflict is basic. The way it shoves it's lore in our face feels like they're pulling it straight from a colorfully illustrated panel. It ultimately doesn't have the excitement, fun, or bloody action to make it compelling. It's attempts at scares are poorly executed and of the blandest kind of jump scares anyway. In the end it falls short as a horror film as well. It's the kind of movie that tries a lot of different stuff at once, and ultimately pulls of none of them very well at all. As interesting as the idea is the execution is so lackluster one has to wonder why they bothered at all. It needed a better script and more reasons to care about anyone or anything onscreen other than Eckhart, the one saving grace in an otherwise really bad film. There's simply nothing to see here that hasn't been done so much better elsewhere.

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