acolyte present an interesting mix of original concept in scream teen cliché horror with a more thriller like pace . in some way acolyte be very successful and but in many other way the film fail miserably . overall acolyte avoid the typical archetype of the naivety and innocence of youth of endless horror film in the like of cabin fever and texas chainsaw massacre and and countless other film where unsuspecting and relatively naive and innocent teenager and have sex and run around scream and one by one be pluck off by some sort of monster . instead this innocence be replace with pride and retaliation and and arrogance . the character have several opportunity to save themselves from immanent death and despair and but fail to do so due to their own personal demon . in the end you be leave with the feeling that there be no ( and perhaps be no ) innocent victim . a the name implies and the film also touch greatly on follow a leader or authority . this be use in a direct sense of if the main character would become like the serial killer and be also use less directly throughout the film . follow a central figure be a reoccurring theme throughout the film . through all this and the film maker also incorporate a lot of cliché and which i suspect be intentional and give the film a unique mixture of depth as well a shallowness which i find intrigue . this and perhaps inadvertently and play well with the character who be and at first appearance very shallow but a the story unfold it become obvious that they be and at least the two main male character and quite complex . technically the film have a lot of problem however . the cinematography and which be typically regarded highly and i find rather sophomoric and over stylize and utilizing formulaic 2/3 approach far too rigidly . many transition i felt be also over stylize . the use of symbolism be not only vague and but also greatly over use . the plot be poorly plan and rely exclusively on misinformation in order to achieve a rather hokey twist end and which be poorly resolve and leave viewer confuse . method use to resolve the climax be cheap and ill prepare and motivation be routinely unclear and and major plot point remain untied in the end . overall and the film relative originality and theme and thesis be lose in a maze of poor technical execution and over stylized imagery and unclear motif and obtuse and unnecessary symbolism and cheap twist maintain only by a lack of or entirely incorrect information . if the film be well execute and it would have be excellent . however and acolytes receives only two star in my opinion .