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Devil
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
2010
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Devil
Positive Reviews
27
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
2.7
/5
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2.5
Sure, the double is a better person than the butcher hes impersonatingthats setting the bar awfully lowbut hes also much less compelling.
Av Club
1.5
Devils low grade hokum would be hard enough to stomach without the spiritual component; confining half the action to a small space where everyones a s ..
Av Club
1.5
After all, the master of duvet shredding fear, M.R. James, span incredibly scary stories out of the most ridiculous scenarios imaginable.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Instead, it gives us shallowly developed characters and an ultimately forgettable story.
We Got This Covered
2.0
Shyamalans story is sound, but the execution dragged me to hell and left me there wondering if his much rumored sequel to Unbreakable was ever going t ..
Austin Chronicle
1.5
In the end, Devil feels like an ingenious short film pumped up for theatrical release.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
You dont have time to laugh at the proceedings youre too busy racing the film to its dramatic conclusion.
Collider
2.5
Devil keeps moving, keeps the tension going.Except its never exactly scary.
Cinema Blend
3.5
Devil may not be the greatest ghost story ever told, but its far more enjoyable than you might be expecting.
Screen Rant
3.5
Dowdle and company trade in the usual trappings of the genre for a tantalizing blend of tension, suspense, and mystery.
Philly
2.5
The performances dont give us much.Everythings entirely too calm for entirely too long.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
But since hes not directing it, the film manages to be surprisingly watchable, fairly entertaining and its schlocky execution turns out to be a great ..
Sover
3.8
Devil is a low budget to be sure, but its streamlined and economic.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Amid plenty of good, clean scares, the movies most surprising element may be its mature pondering of Christian morals.
Chicago Reader
3.0
His photography inside the elevator creates an appropriate sense of claustrophobia and building dread.Its not a great film.
Screen It
3.0
And when police detective Bowden (Chris Messina) starts investigating the rapidly narrowing list of suspects, it turns out that each of them has somet ..
View London
2.5
Performances are solid, the script nimble, and the plot managed to keep at least this reviewer guessing.
Boston
2.5
What bloody fun.Its enjoyable, efficiently made fluff from director John Erick Dowdle who did Quarantine, the respectful remake of the knockout Spanis ..
Smh
2.5
The central story is about Bowden and the five folksor four folks and one devilin the elevator.
Mountain X
3.5
And thats a shame because Devil deserves the attention it may never receive.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
Devil brings us face to face with the worst imaginable supernatural horror made real in everyday terms, but then confronts it with the most fundamenta ..
Q Network
2.8
But go in expecting, say, cogent characters or a clever plot, and youll have a devil of a time staying in your seat.
Ew
4.5
The devil is fictions greatest anti heroes.A being of pure brute calculated force, the devil has many names, and many appearances and is without a dou ..
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Its a horror comic sketch, with cartoonish characters and a few unwanted laughs, but a fun, suspenseful watch.
Empire
3.0
The movies low budget to be sure, but its streamlined and economic.
Common Sense Media
3.0
The key difference is that where The Last Exorcism completely bottoms out in its final act, Devil steadily builds tension all the way through its fina ..
Movies
1.0
To teach you a moral lesson.Now, I might have been doodling with crayons all through Sunday School, but when did Satan ever intervene in anyones life ..
Movies
2.5
Its a ludicrous notion and unfortunately one delivered with very little conviction.
Slant Magazine
1.5
Tragedy is rendered laughable, characters are crammed into psychologically absurd corners, and the poor cast has nothing to do except literally stand ..
Flickfilosopher
1.9
Overall, however, the style is disappointing, since theres too little suspense for a production that should be crackling with it.
ReelViews
0.5
Its sure to be better than this piece of disposable cinematic garbage.
Coles Mithey
2.0
Stick five characters into a skyscraper elevator that lurches to a halt 20 floors up, and youve maybe earned the nervous attention of claustrophobics.
Los Angeles Times
4.5
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
3.8
And although the film undoubtedly does demand several breaks along the way four hours is just too long of a sit for any movie Never Sleep Again: The E ..
Reel Film
3.0
Review by Louise Keller: A few creepy ideas and excellent direction make this short, sharp horror flick reasonable entertainment for lovers of the gen ..
Urban Cine File
2.0
Devil is a Night Gallery reject worth experiencing only to gape at a spirituality that falls somewhere between Dostoyevsky and Jack Chick, and to laug ..
La Weekly
4.0
It recalls classic skyscraper thrillers like Towering Inferno and Die Hard.
Abc
2.5
Devil isnt anywhere in that same league, going through the one note motions and ultimately becoming something no horror movie should be: boring.
Dustin Put Man
2.2
This being a Shyamalan production, it shouldnt come as a surprise to find the film attempting to outsmart its audience.
Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Is this the beginning of an upward trend in which inevitability replaces the twist ending to give rise to new M. Night successes, or is this merely pr ..
Movie Crypt
1.0
Sadly, the concept is the only interesting thing about this horribly executed tale from the dull side of the genre.
Hollywood Chicago
2.5
Im not sure which sentence sounds more like the set up for a joke: Five people walk into an elevator... or A new film from the mind of M. Night Shyama ..
Streaming Quickflix
2.0
Messina is solid as the grief stricken detective, but the majority of the cast dont really get enough time to do anything spectacular.
The National
2.5
The actors mostly give rather fussy over dramatised performances at one time or another to give the story more punch than director Dowdle can provide.
Trespass Mag
2.2
John Erick Dowdles film has a compact set up and claustrophobic central locale but virtually nothing else, as its spooky story begins ominously with u ..
Nicks Chager
1.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
2.2
Blending the uncertainty of religion and the fear of claustrophobia, Devil presents itself to at least the level of such horrible horror flicks as The ..
Reel Talk Online
1.5
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Vue Weekly
1.5
In fact, this is probably the most mild ending to a thriller I have seen in the past decade.
The Scorecard Review
1.8
Shockingly, the whole thing probably wouldve been better off if Shyamalan himself had been involved beyond conception and producing.
Week In Rewind
3.0
The relatively unknown cast delivers solid performances all round, and director John Erick Dowdlewho honed his ability to shoot on a low budget in a c ..
Ear Of Newt
3.5
The Haunting of Hill House ending explained everything you need to know after watching Feature The Haunting of Hill House ending leaves a lot of quest ..
Sfx
1.5
Now God knows theres nothing more enjoyable than watching a movie while the screen goes black.
Movie Juice
4.0
And thankfully, its short enough that it never outstays its welcome.
Blu Ray Ign
4.4
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Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
3.5
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Screen Junkies
3.0
The characters are unlikable and annoying but the suspense built up is very real, making Devil a thriller worth checking out.
Breit Bart
3.0
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