The Offering Reviews
The Offering finally takes on too much by having two main stories compete for the spotlight.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 23, 2023
With rich mythology and an intriguing setup, THE OFFERING delivers pleasant frights while exploring an engaging family drama.
| May 20, 2023
The Offering is one you can refuse. Genre enthusiasts might find it a unique enough variation for a satisfying watch, but those who need more than the formula are going to find this familiar and forgettable.
| Apr 19, 2023
At 93 minutes The Offering is a quick and creepy watch. It doesn’t require a lot of your time to deliver its story and that is a great thing. It has me excited to see what Oliver Park does next.
| Mar 19, 2023
Oliver Park's film is exquisitely shot and boasts some impressively creepy production design.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 9, 2023
The film has all the necessary genre elements... However, it contains predictable and throwaway situations that could have had a greater impact. [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 28, 2023
A wonderfully creepy Kabbalistic entry.
| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 27, 2023
The Offering is a disappointing and sloppily edited horror movie with some cringeworthy acting. The ending of the movie is very rushed and haphazard. The movie can't maintain enough suspense. Scenarios are poorly explained and get more and more idiotic.
| Feb 26, 2023
'The Offering' benefits from Park’s direction in his understanding of horror themes... The story is not entirely original, however, seeing a demonic presence from a different religion and cultural understanding makes for an interesting viewing.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 8, 2023
Haunting Jewish horror folklore.
| Original Score: B- | Feb 2, 2023
The Offering isn’t a very good movie unto itself, but its greatest frustration is its use of Jewish aesthetics without ever feeling like an actually Jewish movie.
| Original Score: 4.5/10 | Feb 1, 2023
Park cranks up both the mood and the fear factor for a devilishly good supernatural thriller.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 1, 2023
While featuring a well-developed atmosphere and a strong third act, THE OFFERING suffers from a lack of identity amidst its many story threads.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2023
The offering arrives a little (or very) late because in an ideal world, that of the '70s or '80s, it would've made an extraordinary Mel Brooks film... [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2023
The Offering’s story itself doesn’t throw too many curveballs, but the performances are excellent.
| Jan 30, 2023
... All the promises made with the well-crafted setup are sullied by poor use of horror; the scares are more annoying than frightful. [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 28, 2023
A film that feels too similar to many other horror films. This is not aided by some uninspiring CGI and a colour scheme that fails to differentiate it from other genre pieces.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 27, 2023
For all its jump scares, shapeshifting demons, creepy phantom children and ancient legends come to life, this possession horror film utilizes too little of its most interesting source of tension.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 19, 2023
For what it is, it's effective.
| Jan 18, 2023
The Offering is stylish, atmospheric and has fine performances.
| Original Score: B | Jan 18, 2023