The Reckoning (2020 film)

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The Reckoning
Film poster
Directed byNeil Marshall
Written by
Produced by
  • Daniel-Konrad Cooper
  • Michael Marks
  • Steffen Wild
  • Esther Turan
Starring
CinematographyLuke Bryant
Music byChristopher Drake
Production
companies
  • Fourth Culture Films
  • BondIt Media Capital
Release dates
  • 20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) (Fantasia)
  • 5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$596,806[2][3]

The Reckoning is a 2020 adventure horror film directed by Neil Marshall, from a screenplay by Marshall, Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell.[4][5] It stars Kirk, Joe Anderson, Steven Waddington and Sean Pertwee. The film follows a woman accused of being a witch after losing her husband to plague.

Filming took place in Budapest, Hungary. Both interior and exterior scenes were filmed at Fot Studios, Hungary on sets built and designed by Ian Bailie.

The film had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 20 August 2020 and was released to limited theaters and digital on 5 February 2021.

Plot

In 1665, after losing her husband during the Great Plague of London (1665–1666), Grace Haverstock (Kirk) is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft (Pertwee). Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace must face her own inner demons as the Devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.[6]

Cast

Filming

While The Reckoning is set in Northern England in 1665, the film was shot entirely in Budapest, Hungary in 2019.[citation needed]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 20 August 2020;[7] its UK premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on 23 October 2020;[8] and its US premiere at Beyond Fest in October 2020 as a physical event at a drive-in theatre.[9] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the USA by RLJE Films on 6 April 2021.[10]

The film received negative reviews from critics. It currently holds a score of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, "Thematically and visually unpleasant, The Reckoning wallows in the same violent misogyny it purports to condemn."[11] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 31 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

  1. ^ "The Reckoning". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Reckoning (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Reckoning (2021)". The Numbers. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ McHenry, Jackson (18 August 2020). "Actress Charlotte Kirk at the Center of Scandals Involving Two Studio Execs". Vulture. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ Maddaus, Gene (20 August 2020). "Director Neil Marshall Cancels 'The Reckoning' Q&A Amid Ron Meyer Firestorm". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ "'The Reckoning' Blu-ray and DVD Release Date and Details". 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (9 June 2020). "Charlotte Kirk's 'The Reckoning' to Open Virtual Fantasia Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Arrow Video Screen 1 Friday 23Rd October 2020".
  9. ^ "Beyond Fest Unveils Lineup for Physical 2020 Edition Amid Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "'The Reckoning' Blu-ray and DVD Release Date and Details". 4 March 2021.
  11. ^ "The Reckoning". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.