Film Preview: The Little Hours (2017)

Page Revisions:

(May 21, 2017) Original
(June 4, 2017) New Trailer (#2)
(June 25, 2017) New Posters (#3-#8)

Release Date:

June 30, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns in the middle ages.”

Poster Rating: B+ / B- / B- (6)

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Review: (#1) A compelling design that cleverly riffs on Catholic artwork to underpin its darker comedic image. (#2) Similar in origin, but less exciting in execution, this is another callback to the typical Catcholic artistic style.

(#3-#8) These character posters are perfectly fitting within the confines of the film’s aesthetic and theme, though the backdrops are a bit too generic.

Trailer Rating: B / B

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Review: (#1) Some of the film’s comedy seems unnecessarily crass, like a more foul-mouthed version of Monty Python and The Holy Grail; however, there’s plenty to suggest this will be the kind of irreverent, sacrilegious comedy that we haven’t seen since Dogma. And that’s a good thing.

(#2) With many of the same jokes intact from the first trailer, this re-cut still manages to keep the movie feeling fresh and interesting. Though, it means the design changes weren’t entirely necessary.