Blatty and I are kindred spirits; he liked to ask the big questions, casting his bucket deep into the well of the metaphysical realm, knowing that there wont be any answers at the bottom of that deep dark well. Sometimes it's necessary to ponder those big questions: why am I here? Is there a God, and if there is, why does he allow so much evil in the world? What is the nature of good and evil and how do the two correlate? If we've committed great evils can we be redeemed? These are the kinds of questions Blatty brings up with this weird and sometimes-surreal little drama. I loved those philosophical parts of the film, and were it not for a few incredibly weird tonal shifts, this movie would've received a far better score from me.
Review of The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration
(1980)
Great until it isn't, and then it's still pretty good.
30 December 2019