"The Heretic" is a movie of blown opportunities. At least a couple of times, the events could unfold in such a way that would actually surprise us.

In real life, nobody bothered to decide what this film was about, why it existed, and so the beaten path was taken, where the sign says "mindgames", and in the finale, it all boiled down to mania and complete control.

Hugh Grant did not impress but drove me crazy with his antics and trying to give a versatile character, while there is no madness in his eyes, his voice is even, and the actions are without quirks. In addition, this hour-long tedious lecture on who is right and who is wrong, hidden behind some certain choice that we all obviously make every single day, was totally unnecessary.