Demons Never Die

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Movie Info

Eight very different London students have one deadly secret: they have all made a pact to end their lives together. However, a mysterious masked killer emerges from the shadows to grant their death-wish in a more terrifying fashion than they could ever have imagined. Misfit Archie, model Samantha, wide-boy Kenny, star pupil Ashleigh, conflicted Sachin, goth-girl Jasmine, and weakling James are all battling their own private demons, from eating disorders to lost parents. But as a much deadlier assailant hunts them down one by one, their quest for death becomes a desperate fight for their lives. Can these friends survive long enough to discover what they have to live for? Or will their bleeding hearts be brutally slashed wide open?

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Horror
Directed By:

Arjun Rose
Written By:

Arjun Rose
Runtime:

93 minutes
Studio:

Exilemedia Group

Cast

Ashley Walters
as Bates

Jason Maza
as Kenny

Reggie Yates
as Mason

Robert Sheehan
as Archie Eden

Tulisa Contostavlos
as Amber

Emma Rigby
as Samantha

Jennie Jacques
as Jasmine

Jack Doolan
as James

Shanika Warren-Markland
as Ashleigh

Jacob Anderson
as Sachin

Andrew Ellis
as Davey

Patrick Baladi
as Hudson

Arnold Oceng
as Curtis

Femi Oyeniran
as Cain

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Critic Reviews for Demons Never Die

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7)

The problem lies with writer/director Arjun Rose, whose opportunism is matched only by his indifference to logic.

October 28, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Charlotte O'Sullivan
London Evening Standard
Top Critic
It's a bit like being in a room with a group of stoned people at a YouTube party, replaying the best bits of their favourite movies.

October 27, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
Top Critic
Neither homage or reinvention, A walking, talking clich with little to say about truth or fiction.

October 27, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

James Bramble
Little White Lies
Top Critic
The overly familiar can make for an entertaining ride all the same with the right amount of slick style and intelligent inspiration.

January 17, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
It's an indifferent example of the familiar slasher horror stuff that won Jamie Lee Curtis the title "Scream Queen" in the 1970s and later reached its peak in Wes Craven's Scream tetralogy.

October 30, 2011 | Full Review…

Philip French
Observer (UK)
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October 28, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Empire Magazine
Surprisingly, the actual 'horror' part is the let-down.

October 26, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
More interested in street cred than plot cred: never has a bunch of kids looked less likely to want to end it all.

June 1, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Sam Wigley
Total Film

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Audience Reviews for Demons Never Die

Feb 18, 2013

Good to see the English having a go at a slasher film.....but why does it always have to be so low budget. Tulisa makes a 5min appearance, so not sure why on the cover of the DVD....bit of a marketing ploy there. Interesting take on the idea but the plot just twists in totally random directions at times. It was a nice surprise to see some of it filmed in and around Hammersmith in London where I used to live!

Dean K Super Reviewer
Feb 24, 2012

This is a pretty terrible movie and yet compelling to watch to the end! Although an interesting concept and although intriged to see what is going on, when your eventually enlightened to the answer its a pretty poor ending and your left going 'what the hell, was that all about'! I would normally refuse to recommend this movie, however with some of the characters they make the movie a bit like Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, so particularly for some of the humourous characters in the movie it is a little worth the watch!

Film C Super Reviewer