kevin_robbins Review of The Believers

The Believers (1987)

Overall there are better voodoo movies from this era (Serpent and the Rainbow) but this is worth a viewing

[6/10 · 2 May 2021]

The Believers (1987) is a movie I recently watched for free on Tubi. The storyline focuses on a single dad raising his son who suddenly becomes the target of a cult looking to kidnap and sacrifice his son. The cult starts killing, one-by-one, people around him until they can get to him and his son. This movie is directed by John Schlesinger (Marathon Man and Midnight Cowboy) and stars Martin Sheen (Dead Zone and Apocalypse Now), Robert Loggia (Scarface), Helen Shaver (The Craft) and Harris Yulin (Training Day). The storyline for this has a nice blend of voodoo and eerie sequences. Loved the main villain and how he's portrayed and what they did with his eyes. There's some great special effects in here including spiders crawling out of a characters face, the diner self stab scene and the final fall for the villain. The acting is solid and was on display during a great sequence when the son melts down on his birthday. Overall there are better voodoo movies from this era (Serpent and the Rainbow) but this is worth a viewing. I'd score it a 5.5-6/10.