Devil (3.5 out of 5 stars)
Finally...M. Night Shyamalan gets it right, after far too many complete flops. This is the first in a series of films, known as 'The Night Chronicles', a series of Supernatural movies that will see Shyamalan working closely with up-and-coming directors.
Devil is a story of Shyamalan's own creation, and it is simple, and effective. 5 people, all of whom have something slightly shady about them, get stuck in a lift, and of course, bad evilness ensues...in other words, the Devil is among them, and is up to his old tricks.
Very jumpy, and really quite creepy, it works without having to chuck bucket-loads of gore around. What I thought was conveyed well was the idea of growing fear amongst a small group of people, who don't really understand what's going on, and who all start to unravel as the paranoia and claustrophobia kicks in.
Devil is a story of Shyamalan's own creation, and it is simple, and effective. 5 people, all of whom have something slightly shady about them, get stuck in a lift, and of course, bad evilness ensues...in other words, the Devil is among them, and is up to his old tricks.
Very jumpy, and really quite creepy, it works without having to chuck bucket-loads of gore around. What I thought was conveyed well was the idea of growing fear amongst a small group of people, who don't really understand what's going on, and who all start to unravel as the paranoia and claustrophobia kicks in.
This is good stuff, all tied up very neatly and tidily. Well done Mr Shyamalan for finally re-discovering some kind of form, I look forward to more of these 'Chronicles'.
It is poorly made. I lost interest many times while watching it. On the whole its not a nice movie and can be skipped.
ReplyDeleteDevil 2010