As a former Mormon missionary and current skeptic, there is no way I can resist seeing HERETIC this weekend. I'm curious to see not just how the central struggle plays out but how realistically the Mormons and their habits and beliefs are portrayed. (Zero on that scale would be ORGAZMO. Not sure I've ever seen a non-niche release that wo…
As a former Mormon missionary and current skeptic, there is no way I can resist seeing HERETIC this weekend. I'm curious to see not just how the central struggle plays out but how realistically the Mormons and their habits and beliefs are portrayed. (Zero on that scale would be ORGAZMO. Not sure I've ever seen a non-niche release that would score a 10, though the Hulu series UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN might make 7.5.)
I will return and report! (Er, if you're a Mormon of a certain age, believe me, that line is surefire comedy gold.)
I haven't read most of your review yet because I want to go in as blind as possible, but the trailers for the movie immediately made me think of Gary Darley and Mark Fischer, two missionaries who vanished in 1974 in Austin, TX. They were apparently dismembered by a recent convert in the taxidermy shop behind his trailer home. Blood and hair belonging to both missionaries were recovered from the housing of a band saw, and Fischer’s bloody watch and a name tag with a bullet hole were found in the convert’s trailer, but no other traces of their bodies ever turned up. So, you know, just the basic setup of this flick is a missionary's worst nightmare.
As a former Mormon missionary and current skeptic, there is no way I can resist seeing HERETIC this weekend. I'm curious to see not just how the central struggle plays out but how realistically the Mormons and their habits and beliefs are portrayed. (Zero on that scale would be ORGAZMO. Not sure I've ever seen a non-niche release that would score a 10, though the Hulu series UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN might make 7.5.)
Oh wow, I can't wait to hear what you think of this movie then. Please weigh in!
I will return and report! (Er, if you're a Mormon of a certain age, believe me, that line is surefire comedy gold.)
I haven't read most of your review yet because I want to go in as blind as possible, but the trailers for the movie immediately made me think of Gary Darley and Mark Fischer, two missionaries who vanished in 1974 in Austin, TX. They were apparently dismembered by a recent convert in the taxidermy shop behind his trailer home. Blood and hair belonging to both missionaries were recovered from the housing of a band saw, and Fischer’s bloody watch and a name tag with a bullet hole were found in the convert’s trailer, but no other traces of their bodies ever turned up. So, you know, just the basic setup of this flick is a missionary's worst nightmare.
Ever since I heard of this movie I've been awaiting your take, because I knew you'd have to see it.