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Devil (2010)

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 87
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 43

It's better than many of the other films M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with, but Devil never gets more than a few low-budget thrills out of its fiendishly promising premise.

Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 8

It's better than many of the other films M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with, but Devil never gets more than a few low-budget thrills out of its fiendishly promising premise.

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Five strangers trapped in an elevator realize that one of them is the Devil in this thriller from director John E. Dowdle (Quarantine) and screenwriter Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night). The first installment of "The Night Chronicles," a film series in which up-and-coming filmmakers bring to life stories conceived by M. Night Shyamalan, Devil opens to find five Philadelphia office workers filing into the elevator of an inner-city office building. But a typical day at the office takes a

PG-13, 1 hr. 20 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Directed By: Drew Dowdle , John Erick Dowdle

In Theaters: Sep 17, 2010 Wide

On DVD: Dec 21, 2010

Box Office:$33.6M

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Chris Messina
Detective Bowden
Logan Marshall-Green
Mechanic/Tony
Bojana Novakovic
Young Woman/Sarah
Jenny O'Hara
Old Woman
Geoffrey Arend
Salesman/Vince
Bokeem Woodbine
Guard/Ben
Jacob Vargas
Ramirez
Matt Craven
Lustig
Joshua Peace
Detective Markowitz
Caroline Dhavernas
Elsa Nahai
Joe Cobden
Dwight
Zoie Palmer
Cheryl
Vincent Laresca
Henry
Rudy Webb
Old Janitor
Craig Eldridge
Donnelly
Robert Lee
Chinese Man
Genadijs Dolganovs
Janitor
Joe Pingue
Business Bureau Clerk
Michael Rhoades
Uni
Kelly Jones
Firefighter Kurtzy
Lee Oliveira
Firefighter #2
Jonathan Potts
Wayne Kazan
Alice Poon
Officer Choi
Stacy Chbosky
Car Crash Woman
Jay Hunter
Firefighter

Critic Reviews for Devil

All Critics (87) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (43) | DVD (11)

Circling wildly within the film's main set -- a stalled elevator car -- or hurtling up and down an empty shaft, Mr. Fujimoto's camera is as giddy as a tween at a Justin Bieber concert.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

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There's an old belief in TV series production circles that if you're doing a stuck-in-an-elevator episode before Season 4, it's a telltale sign you've run fresh out of ideas.

September 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

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The great cinematographer Tak Fujimoto has the time of his life on this low-budget horror feature, playing with dolly shots, abrupt zooms, and negative space inside the widescreen frame, and the fun is infectious.

September 21, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

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At best a cheesy, unsatisfying thriller and, at worst, a waste of time.

September 21, 2010 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Devil is guaranteed to keep you on tenterhooks from beginning to end -- and without much gore.

September 20, 2010 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Its overall slightness as a chiller only stresses that this was material unworthy of a notorious control freak filmmaker's undivided attention.

September 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

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Although it doubtless will find more success in the DVD market, on the big screen Devil makes for bland viewing.

August 30, 2011 Full Review Source: The National

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James Luxford

The National Source: The National

Nonsensical to the point that every element doesn't hold up to the least bit of scrutiny.

April 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

This movie's job was to whip up a little fear and/or suspense, but it must have escaped through a crack in the elevator doors.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

Un ejercicio de suspenso sobrenatural bastante efectivo, sobre todo en su primera parte, aunque lleno de lugares comunes m�s bien irritantes. Y, sobre todo, con la reiterada pretensi�n evangelizadora que inunda el cine de M. Night Shyamalan...

April 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

[M]ost of its promise is squandered through inept scripting and a failure to indulge a self-aware enthusiasm for its B-movie concept.

February 10, 2011 Full Review Source: What Culture

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Shaun Munro

What Culture Source: What Culture

An effective locked-in-the-box thriller.

January 14, 2011 Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com

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Kevin A. Ranson

MovieCrypt.com

For a small package, it conjures up some effective ideas and scares, as well as some terrific atmospheric moments.

January 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

A small scale but modestly effective broken elevator thriller that is more Agatha Christie than Alfred Hitchcock.

December 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Devil is pretty obvious in its intentions, with not-so-subtle religious metaphors spread throughout, but the film delivers enough thrills and chills to keep audiences entertained.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: IGN DVD

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R. L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

Holy mother of god: behold the first M Night Shyamalan-associated film in the last 4 years that doesn't utterly blow.

December 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Triple j

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Marc Fennell

Triple j

M. NIGHT Shyamalan has churned out a few stinkers of late, but his new thriller Devil could mark his return to form.

December 9, 2010 Full Review Source: The Mercury

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Tim Martain

The Mercury Source: The Mercury

Devil is an engrossing mesh of Catholic philosophy and supernatural thrills.

December 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews

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Matthew Pejkovic

Matt's Movie Reviews

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It's not as bad as the previous films M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with, but that is not saying a whole lot. One of the biggest problems with the film is that the big twist is given away by the title. This reduces the film to waiting for a climax that ends up being unsatisfying. The film foolishly tries to

January 5, 2012

Christopher Heim

Super Reviewer

I actually loved this movie. It's creepy but entertaining as well.

December 12, 2011

Dead Angel

Super Reviewer

Devil Quotes

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1. Ramirez: When he's near, everything goes wrong. Toast falls jelly-side down, children hit tables, and people get hurt.
– Submitted by aldo s (2 months ago)
1. Business Bureau Clerk: Easy bro.
2. Guard/Ben: I'm not your bro.
– Submitted by Baurushan J (4 months ago)
1. Mechanic/Tony: I'm so sorry.
– Submitted by Anthony F (7 months ago)
1. Young Woman/Sarah: Turn on the lights!
– Submitted by James W (9 months ago)
1. Ramirez: You must consider that one of these people might be the Devil.
– Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)