RAM Reviews: The Devil Inside (Now Playing In Theaters)
I officially have no life. It’s 3 A.M. in the morning and I’m home fresh from seeing the midnight showing of the new horror film The Devil Inside.
Now I’m going to give you a real honest review.
First and quickly, the movie is the filming of a girl named Isabella and her cameraman-friend’s documentary visiting her mother Maria (after 20 years of being estranged) who murdered 3 people while experiencing an exorcism when Isabella was 9. If you’ve seen the previews, you’ll get the point. I’m not here to spoil any of it for you. I just want to save certain people the trip if this particular movie is not your cup of tea.
I personally loved it. Though it only (and literally) had 2 suspenseful moments. You know, the ones that would make a person “jump” out of their seat or at least get spooked. I still liked the film as a whole though.
The reason I think I was entertained is because I question religion a lot and this movie makes you look at that concept in a hardcore way. I suppose If a demon is looking you in the face (through the eyes of what seems like a human) and is repelled by sanctified religious words and actions, religion must be real. Right? I still have the same questions I did before watching the movie. But if I ever see an exorcism, I might become a believer. LOL
The acting was exquisite, to say the least. Every actor (especially the one playing Isabella’s mother Maria) committed to their characters enough to give extremely chilling performances. I was in a packed theater and the whole movie held every one’s attention until the very end.
I will say that this movie was NOT scary or too original AT ALL to me! It was a documentary-style horror film like the Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity franchises and I’ve always thought that those were more suspense driven than horrifying. I’ve never really been scared by a movie since the other ball dropped and grew hair on it.
Though I will say, this movie was shocking as fuck. Their are some immensely chilling, gruesome, gory moments that will suck you in and make you want to cover your eyes. But remember, I said shocking, NOT scary. And still somewhat unoriginal.
I think I personally enjoyed it because of good simple execution as a whole production.
I went with my friends Kyrie, Katelyn, Alex, and Tiffany. Clockwise from the left of me in the picture above. As you can see, Kyrie and Katelyn weren’t feeling it. Alex, Tiff, and I were at least entertained.
All in all it was good. If you want a scare, no. But if you want an hour and thirty minutes of religious-tinged, entertainingly dark craziness, go see The Devil Inside.
-Richard Armande Mills (AKA RAM)
What did you think of The Devil Inside?