You know this will be bad when it started out with the #based on a true story# then it descends into a storyline that is so far fetched it defies all logic! (like all those favourable reviewers for this film!) This is a medieval version of the Salem witch trials. It captures how people could be swayed into believing all the accused were witches.
However all of the other elements of the film are so atrocious. The stoic female protagonist is as defiant as the allegedly son of God. Torture films are not inherently bad but they must have a good storyline and script to sell it to the viewer. A prime example of this is the French film Martyrs that is an uncomfortable watch but you cannot help but emphasise with the protagonist. This film, however, is a poor mockery of women that inspired this film. The ending just got ridiculous in that the accused protagonist becomes the fourth forgotten musketeer! Yes I wish I made this up!
However all of the other elements of the film are so atrocious. The stoic female protagonist is as defiant as the allegedly son of God. Torture films are not inherently bad but they must have a good storyline and script to sell it to the viewer. A prime example of this is the French film Martyrs that is an uncomfortable watch but you cannot help but emphasise with the protagonist. This film, however, is a poor mockery of women that inspired this film. The ending just got ridiculous in that the accused protagonist becomes the fourth forgotten musketeer! Yes I wish I made this up!