Miracle Pictures (UK)
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Vinegar Syndrome)
Patrick Magee is the head of a fanatical church operating in the home of an elderly widow and her son in London. The son takes the charismatic Magee's teachings to heart, murdering young women around the city he judges as sinful. His mother hires a nurse to take care of her diabetes. She clashes with Magee, who forbids drugs of any kind and also suspects her of a lesbian relationship! He orders her to fast as punishment, leading to her death... but the son has the final revenge. Botched opportunity for a biting critique of Christian hypocrisy, instead focusing on the more seedy aspects of the plot. Magee, though, is outstanding as usual.
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