Synopsis
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.
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Cast
- Maren JensenMartha
- Sharon StoneLana
- Susan BucknerVicky
- Jeff EastJohn Schmidt
- Colleen RileyMelissa
- Douglas BarrJim
- Lisa HartmanFaith
- Lois NettletonLouisa
- Ernest BorgnineIsaiah
- Michael BerrymanWilliam Gluntz
Recommandations
- 70
The New York Times
A better-than-average horror film, in large part because it isn't about terrified coeds being stalked by an ax wielding loon. Its story is more original than that -although where horror-movie ingenuity is concerned, it's only a thin line that separates the original from the bizarre. - 63
Slant Magazine
More often than not, the movie only glancingly burrows beneath America’s attitudes toward rural evangelism that surfaced concurrently with the advent of the Moral Majority. - 60
Time Out
Deadly Blessing isn't a very good movie, but it holds out distinct promise that Craven will soon be in the front rank of horror film-makers. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Craven builds an interesting premise, but the ending is lame and unsatisfying. Outstanding cinematography and a good musical score enhance the film's mood greatly. - 50
The A.V. Club
Craven’s best work resolves the contradictions of his bloodlust and intellect—in that, Deadly Blessing isn’t one of his best. - 50
Washington Post
Never makes a subatomic particle of melodramatic or psychological sense yet nevertheless provokes an overwhelming proportion of women spectators into screaming fits. [19 Aug 1981, p.C1]
