Vertical Entertainment
Justin P. Lange’s film uses elements of The Exorcist and Training Day to take on the subgenre. Centered around a rookie priest, Father Daniel (Vadhir Derbez) teams up with an esteemed and experienced exorcist, Father Peter (Guy Pearce) to learn from him on his first day of training. However, as they dive deeper into hell on Earth, the lines between good and evil blur and their own demons appear. The film also stars an unrecognizable Stephen Lang who is no stranger starring in other horror films like Don’t Breathe, The Monkey Paws, and Exeter.
Despite the strong performances, the film isn’t as intense as it wants to be and the characters are flat. It is predictable in every sense of the word, relying on overused exorcism tropes. In the midst of these cliches, there are several jump scares sure to spook audiences.
As Father Peter, the confident priest who dresses like a cool hipster, Pearce comes off as if he has zero interest in starring in the film even though he also happens to be one of the executive producers. As for the other actors involved, Lang is terribly underused and Derbez—son of the Mexican actor, comedian, and filmmaker Eugenio Derbez—tries to stand on his own, but he is weighed down by the poor script.
The uncreative second act with messy editing builds to a weak climax that gives a wink to a potential sequel. This film is just another low-budget horror film that tries hard but doesn't succeed. The Seventh Day has major problems. The Seventh Day has an exciting premise but is just the same old exorcism story that audiences have seen before despite sounds exciting as it is just another same old story audiences have seen before in an uninspired film. Not Recommend.