God Told Me To

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Finn W Apr 7, 2019 What once seemed an inexplicable, nigh impossible act of irrational violence---the mass shooting of random victims---one that could perhaps only be explained as an anti-miracle (on par with the near sacrifice of Isaac, the real miracle of which is God staying Abraham's hand), of course today is all the more horrific for how real and familiar an occurrence it has become, in no small part thanks to similar zealots who justify evil in the name of religion and their god-given right to bare arms. Notwithstanding that awful new contemporary resonance, Cohen's film is an uneasy, uncanny, and uneven amalgamation of New Hollywood horror, a provocative perichoresis combining elements of a police procedural, spiritual terror, and eerie sci-fi that questions the heart of fear and trembling. The story may be ripped from the tabloids rather than the Gospels, dressed not in a toga but the trappings of B-movie schlock, yet the movie is anything but sacrilegious, full of doubt and guilt and a pulpy sort of piety. See more

Leia G Jun 29, 2018 Whoa! Wasn't expecting 'God Told Me To' to be the film it is - in a good way! In the vein more of 'The Omen' than 'Rosemary's Baby' then with some really off-the-wall WTF elements thrown in (I won't go in to so as not to spoil the film). Not the greatest film, but a real gritty 1970's NYC feel, solid performances, especially LoBianco as the detective investigating the divinely inspired killing, and then the hooey factor that just goes from slightly disturbing to down right nutty disturbing. And the ending confrontation will just leave you gaping in...I don't know what!!! If you like weird mixes of the religious (die-hard Catholics avoid this film since its blasphemous on so many levels!), the supernatural and science fiction, this movie has got it all! See more

Anakin W May 14, 2018 A very strange and always intriguing combination of detective crime drama and supernatural horror that must have inspired David Cronenberg with his films and would later be the stuff of films like Angel Heart, with an ending so bizarre that it should be remembered for its audacity. See more

Harry M Jan 11, 2018 an interesting sort of supernatural crime movie, another one of those lost and forgotten kind of films that only a weirdo could appreciate See more

Finn S Sep 15, 2017 Not Cohen's best, but perversely fascinating.

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