DVD Release Date: December 21, 2010
The newly created “Night Chronicles” starts with the film ‘Devil’. What happens when the world is flipped upside down (not literally) and five people are trapped in an elevator? Take a look:
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t too long ago people were saying M. Night Shyamalan was the next big thing out of Hollywood. Now, it’s gotten to the point where people will groan in theaters when his name is attached to an upcoming film. He didn’t direct or write the screenplay for this film, but there seems to be signs of his contributions from the first scenes.
It’s hard to have any sort of connection to anyone in this film. The characters are all flat, cartoonish and completely unlikeable. The plot feels contrived and predictable. The only major twists in the whole film are so predictable that I feel guilty even referring to them as plot twists. John Erick Dowdle does a decent job directing, making the audience feel claustrophobic throughout the movie. Though, the flickering lights and the extended periods of darkness become old pretty fast.
I didn’t hate this movie, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s only about an hour and fifteen minutes long, and feels better suited as a short TV movie.
Final Grade: D+
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