Artistes:
Mike FlanaganRéalisation:
Mike FlanaganPhotographie:
Michael FimognariMusique:
The Newton BrothersActeurs·trices:
Hamish Linklater, Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Annabeth Gish, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Crystal Balint, Alex Essoe (plus)VOD (1)
Épisodes(7)
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Livre I : Genèse (E01)
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Livre II : Psaumes (E02)
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Livre III : Proverbes (E03)
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Livre IV : Lamentations (E04)
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Livre V : Évangile (E05)
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Livre VI : Actes des apôtres (E06)
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Livre VII : Révélation (E07)
Résumés(1)
L'arrivée d'un jeune prêtre charismatique suscite des miracles et des mystères, et un regain de ferveur religieuse dans une ville mourante qui ne demande qu'à croire. (Netflix)
Critiques (5)
Probablement le meilleur King que King lui-même n’a jamais écrit, même si au moins une de ses œuvres nous vient forcément à l’esprit. Sermons de minuit tombe plus dans le genre drame qu’épouvante et conviendra surtout aux spectateurs patients et capables d’apprécier les dialogues et les personnages subtils plus que de grosses sueurs froides, qu’ils ne trouveront pas beaucoup ici.
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Midnight Mass will reward patient viewers, Impatient viewers probably shouldn’t even try it, because the pace is really slow – at least for the first four episodes even I would have welcomed some shortening. However, if you are in the mood to listen to the dialogues (and have the brain capacity to understand them), there are some fascinating aspects of fitting vampire mythology into biblical narrative. The series beautifully demonstrates how fanatical religious faith can misinterpret absolutely anything to fit its worldview. The funny icing on the cake are some Czech reactions to the series, which, from a hilariously militant atheist position, label it as religious propaganda. This is so blatantly incomprehensible that the writers of such rants should never watch anything more challenging than ten-second videos on TikTok. That said, Mike Flanagan had set the bar too high for me with some of his previous pieces, so I'm not fully thrilled with Midnight Mass. The first episodes really drag quite a bit, with a few minutes at the end that always pull them out of the average. From about halfway through it goes nicely, but in the last episode I didn't like the turn of one character, and I don’t think the final catharsis wasn't nearly as strong as it should have been given how much time had been dedicated to the characters beforehand. 75 %
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In the series, the director lured me in. However, right after the first episode, I realized that it would be a bit different here than the director's favorite spooky stuff. But I definitely didn't expect it to have such a development after the first episode. The series shows a certain quality supported by such an impatient atmosphere, where you don't really know what to expect. It is true that watching this series requires a lot of patience. The episodes are long (sometimes over an hour) and not much happens in them. You watch different scenes with characters that rather annoy you, and the peak is that religious cow who demands blessings with her speeches. Even though you actually wish for the opposite in the end. Personally, I can't really understand what the director perceived as personal in this project. To me, it felt more like he wants to annoy the viewer and teach them patience, which in my opinion Midnight Mass doesn't even deserve.
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Flanagan, give me back my god damn time you motherf*cker! Flanagan's religious borefest at its most repulsive. A fanatic, extremely slow and unentertaining religious drama where the only horror is watching this show without harm. I'd play this to captured terrorists as a torture device instead of electric shocks. If I had known in advance what depravity I was going to be subjected to, I would have eaten a Bible without hesitation. After the first episode, you think okay, so far it's going strong, but by the fifth episode you start to think someone forgot to fill up the tank and they never meant to get really going. There's a bunch of unlikeable random ordinary characters and nobody is interesting. They completely cold characters and I didn't care about the fate of any of them, everyone is dealing with horribly uninteresting adult stuff like trauma, alcohol problems, abortion, God is the best and praise him, which is way more interesting than Vampire carnage, right? If only it had at least worked as a Wicker Man style mysterious and strange community on an island, but no Flanagan goes for his heartfelt drama in endless and never ending dialogue, and I'm off to enjoy the similarly paced but totally in every way more distinctive and better Chapelwaite. Here there is priest preaching during mass for perhaps ten minutes in each episode, the music is horrible and I'm getting physically nauseous (I was secretly remembering the Malignant soundtrack!), it's full of monologues and dialogues where the characters are either sitting in a church, on a boat, in alcohol therapy or on a couch, and of course the horror is nowhere to be found. Scares? Nonexistent. Atmosphere? Where? Suspense only in church. Gore only in fantasy. Action five minutes at the end of each episode and sometimes not even that. Well, that's what I ordered. The worst spent seven hours in at least five years. Evangelical martyrdom! This shouldn't have been greenlit. An experience that made me go grey and physically a great test of patience and self-control. I may have a problem with Flanagan, his directing style has never appealed to me and I didn't enjoy his much lauded The Haunting of Hill House either, but that at least had decent atmosphere and solid haunted attractions, which unfortunately are here. I was not at all, but not at all entertained by this ugliness. Story 3/5, Action 1/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 1/5, Fun 0/5 Music 1/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 2/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 1/5, Actors 3/5. 2/10.
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I completely understand that Mike Flanagan's work might not be for everyone. However, I found a way to appreciate his films, and I must say, there aren't many better creators in today's Hollywood. Midnight Mass might deter some with its religious themes, but after the first few slower episodes, it turns into an excellent dialogue-driven experience. Flanagan is in his element here, and his scripts are hard to fault. Additionally, there is a wide range of characters, and everyone will find their favorite to root for until the end (for me, it's probably Riley... though the character Bev drove me to uncontrollable frustration). The final three episodes significantly raised the bar for me. There was no shortage of intense moments or surprising scenes; from this perspective, it was a top-notch experience. We'll see what his future projects bring. I'm quite excited. Midnight Mass gets an 8/10 from me.
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