Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Devil

The first installment to "The Night Chronicles" trilogy, inspired by the folktale "The Devil's Meeting". Five complete strangers (Arend, Novakovic, Marshall-Green, O'Hara, Woodbine) get stuck on an elevator, and the devil is amongst one of them. Each time the elevator lights blackout for a short period, one of them gets killed. Messina, a detective from the Philadelphia Police Department who's wife and child were killed by a hit and run driver, must keep them sane and calm while firefighters destroy the wall to get them out. The film makes all the right moves, yet the scares still seem underwhelming. O'Hara is the only drag amongst the otherwise solid cast. While there is room for more depth than delivered, if you're in the mood for horror/mystery/thriller, you'll be delightfully entertained.

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