pulling the feels…
pulling the feels…
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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
37
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
Nobody has rated this on FlickFeel yet. This is public discussion of this title, read into a curve. It is not a rating and it never becomes one.
Read from 50 comments (42 from Metacritic, 8 from TMDB reviews) — 23 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing. Very little of it ever resolves.
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“The film takes its time building suspense, though some scenes linger longer than necessary, and certain dialogues feel repetitive.”
RalphRahal · TMDB reviews ↗
“Has a great first half”
hand2a · TMDB reviews ↗
“really lets itself down after the monster makes its first appearance”
hand2a · TMDB reviews ↗
“The first house sequence was really well done and genuinely scary”
hand2a · TMDB reviews ↗
“The film builds tension effectively through eerie atmosphere and gradual conflict, as strange events lead to a terrifying discovery.”
Alunauwie · TMDB reviews ↗
“The tension in this movie is lovely.”
Sierbahnn · TMDB reviews ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“Entertaining, engrossing and at times genuinely unnerving, Bruckner’s bad trip is one for horror fans to relish.”
Matt Glasby, Total Film · 80
“The Ritual is rich, meaty horror that, despite your feelings regarding its twists and turns, offers up a gripping balance of psychological terror and physical revulsion.”
Randall Colburn, Consequence · 75
“While not exactly transcending the familiarity of its very predictable genre, The Ritual is a spooky, shadowy horror film with good character work, an excellent mood, some provocative themes, excellent lighting, and a scary... thing... that horror fans will love.”
Witney Seibold, IGN · 75
“The Ritual is efficient and highly effective in its style, relying on sound, creepy production design, and the men's own fear and misjudgment to create the sense of pervasive doom. We don't see the monster in too much detail, leaving the mystery intact, but the creature design is stunningly original.”
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times · 70
“The Ritual may start on familiar footing, but trust in David Bruckner's ability to summon some nasty tension and a third act that horror fans will be talking about all year.”
Matt Donato, We Got This Covered · 70
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“The film takes its time building suspense, though some scenes linger longer than necessary, and certain dialogues feel repetitive.”
RalphRahalabout 0–75% inread it ↗
“Has a great first half”
hand2aabout 0–50% inread it ↗
“really lets itself down after the monster makes its first appearance”
hand2aabout 50–100% inread it ↗
“The first house sequence was really well done and genuinely scary”
hand2aabout 10–20% inread it ↗
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