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The film was not screened for critics, and has received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Based on 36 reviews by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film currently holds an approval rating of 7% with the consensus stating "The Devil Inside is a cheap, choppy unscary mess, featuring one of the worst endings in recent memory." <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_inside/ | title=The Devil Inside | work=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=January 06, 2012}}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' felt that the film is already a candidate for the worst film of 2012. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.toronto.com/article/709178--the-devil-inside-the-devil-didn-t-do-it| title=The Devil Inside: The Devil didn't do it. | work=Toronto.com | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | date=January 05, 2012 | author=Howell, Peter}}</ref> Stephen Witty of ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' opined that "after ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' got by with sticks and stones and offscreen noises, filmmakers started thinking they didn’t have to show anything. Well, no. It's better when you don't show too much – but if your story is about the supernatural, eventually you're going to have to come up with something.''The Devil Inside'' can’t."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2012/01/the_devil_inside_review_it_came_from_hell.html | title='The Devil Inside' review: It came from Hell. | work=NJ.com | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | date= January 06, 2012 | author=Witty, Stephen}}</ref> Michael Phillips of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' felt that the film "joins a long, woozy-camera parade of found-footage scare pictures, among them ''The Blair Witch Project'', the ''Paranormal Activity'' films and certain wedding videos that won't go away."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0106-devil-inside-20120107,0,5472814.column | title='The Devil Inside': Don't blame the pope for this one -- 1 star | work=Chicago Tribune | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Phillips, Michael}}</ref> Michael Rechtshaffen of the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' stated that the film "proves as scary and unsettling as a slab of devil's food cake - only considerably less satisfying.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/devil-inside-film-review-horror-279163 | title=The Devil Inside: Film Review | work=Hollywood Reporter | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Michael Rechtshaffen}}</ref> |
The film was not screened for critics, and has received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Based on 36 reviews by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film currently holds an approval rating of 7% with the consensus stating "The Devil Inside is a cheap, choppy unscary mess, featuring one of the worst endings in recent memory." <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_inside/ | title=The Devil Inside | work=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=January 06, 2012}}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' felt that the film is already a candidate for the worst film of 2012. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.toronto.com/article/709178--the-devil-inside-the-devil-didn-t-do-it| title=The Devil Inside: The Devil didn't do it. | work=Toronto.com | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | date=January 05, 2012 | author=Howell, Peter}}</ref> Stephen Witty of ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' opined that "after ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' got by with sticks and stones and offscreen noises, filmmakers started thinking they didn’t have to show anything. Well, no. It's better when you don't show too much – but if your story is about the supernatural, eventually you're going to have to come up with something.''The Devil Inside'' can’t."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2012/01/the_devil_inside_review_it_came_from_hell.html | title='The Devil Inside' review: It came from Hell. | work=NJ.com | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | date= January 06, 2012 | author=Witty, Stephen}}</ref> Michael Phillips of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' felt that the film "joins a long, woozy-camera parade of found-footage scare pictures, among them ''The Blair Witch Project'', the ''Paranormal Activity'' films and certain wedding videos that won't go away."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0106-devil-inside-20120107,0,5472814.column | title='The Devil Inside': Don't blame the pope for this one -- 1 star | work=Chicago Tribune | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Phillips, Michael}}</ref> Michael Rechtshaffen of the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' stated that the film "proves as scary and unsettling as a slab of devil's food cake - only considerably less satisfying.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/devil-inside-film-review-horror-279163 | title=The Devil Inside: Film Review | work=Hollywood Reporter | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Michael Rechtshaffen}}</ref> |
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Outside of all the negative reviews, some critics were able to give the film a "thumbs up". Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton of Dread Central had a positive review of the film stating, "''The Devil Inside'' is home to moments that will shock, scare, disturb, and leave you gasping. It's a trip to the dark side that's well worth taking."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/devil-inside-2012 | title=The Devil Inside (2012) | publisher=Dreadcentral | work=[[CraveOnline]] | accessdate=January 06, 2012}}</ref> Joey Leydon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' felt that the film "generates a fair amount of suspense during sizable swaths of its familiar but serviceable exorcism-centric scenario."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946809?refcatid=31 | title=Variety reviews ''The Devil Inside'' | work=Variety | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Leydon, Joey}}</ref> |
Outside of all the negative reviews, some critics were able to give the film a "thumbs up". Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton of Dread Central had a positive review of the film stating, "''The Devil Inside'' is home to moments that will shock, scare, disturb, and leave you gasping. It's a trip to the dark side that's well worth taking."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/devil-inside-2012 | title=The Devil Inside (2012) | publisher=Dreadcentral | work=[[CraveOnline]] | accessdate=January 06, 2012}}</ref> Joey Leydon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' felt that the film "generates a fair amount of suspense during sizable swaths of its familiar but serviceable exorcism-centric scenario."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946809?refcatid=31 | title=Variety reviews ''The Devil Inside'' | work=Variety | date=January 06, 2012 | accessdate=January 06, 2012 | author=Leydon, Joey}}</ref> Also threre was an amount of negative criticism about the film that portrays the [[Holy see| Papacy]] in a negative, ignorant and untrue way. |
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| The Devil Inside | |
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 Teaser poster for the film | |
| Directed by | William Brent Bell |
| Written by | William Brent Bell Matthew Peterman |
| Produced by | Morris Paulson Matthew Peterman Executive Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura Steven Schneider |
| Starring | Fernanda Andrade Simon Quarterman Evan Helmuth Suzan Crowley |
| Cinematography | Gonzalo Amat |
| Edited by | William Brent Bell Tim Mirkovich |
| Music by | Brett Detar |
Production company | Insurge Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes[1] |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[2] |
| Box office | $18,850,000 million[3] |
The Devil Inside is an American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by William Brent Bell, as a documentary-style film about a woman who becomes involved in a series of exorcisms during her quest to determine what happened to her mother, a woman who murdered three people as a result of being possessed by a demon. Produced by Morris Paulson and Matthew Peterman,[4] the film stars Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, and Suzan Crowley, and was released theatrically on January 6, 2012.[5][6]
Plot
On October 30, 1989, Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) committed triple murders during an exorcism performed on her. The Catholic Church became involved, and she has since been in a Catholic psychiatric hospital in Rome.
In 2009, twenty years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) and a film crew try to find a pastor/scientist to help Maria. Isabella starts to question whether this runs in families, as she fears she herself will one day be possessed. Maria's possession proves to be unlike anything in the history of Christianity. A series of unauthorized exorcisms ensues. Everything goes horribly wrong, and the only piece of evidence is the footage caught by the film crew.
Cast
- Fernanda Andrade as Isabella Rossi
- Simon Quarterman as Ben
- Evan Helmuth as David
- Ionut Grama as Michael
- Suzan Crowley as Maria Rossi
- Bonnie Morgan as Rosalita
- Brian Johnson as Lieutenant Dreyfus
Background
The film was shot in 2010 in several different locations, including Bucharest (Romania), Rome (Italy) and Vatican City. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Schneider brought the movie to Paramount Pictures,[4][7] and their low-budget branch, Paramount Insurge acquired the film, hoping it would be its next Paranormal Activity.[4]
Reception
The film was not screened for critics, and has received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Based on 36 reviews by Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds an approval rating of 7% with the consensus stating "The Devil Inside is a cheap, choppy unscary mess, featuring one of the worst endings in recent memory." [8] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star felt that the film is already a candidate for the worst film of 2012. [9] Stephen Witty of The Star-Ledger opined that "after The Blair Witch Project got by with sticks and stones and offscreen noises, filmmakers started thinking they didn’t have to show anything. Well, no. It's better when you don't show too much – but if your story is about the supernatural, eventually you're going to have to come up with something.The Devil Inside can’t."[10] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune felt that the film "joins a long, woozy-camera parade of found-footage scare pictures, among them The Blair Witch Project, the Paranormal Activity films and certain wedding videos that won't go away."[11] Michael Rechtshaffen of the Hollywood Reporter stated that the film "proves as scary and unsettling as a slab of devil's food cake - only considerably less satisfying.[12]
Outside of all the negative reviews, some critics were able to give the film a "thumbs up". Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton of Dread Central had a positive review of the film stating, "The Devil Inside is home to moments that will shock, scare, disturb, and leave you gasping. It's a trip to the dark side that's well worth taking."[13] Joey Leydon of Variety felt that the film "generates a fair amount of suspense during sizable swaths of its familiar but serviceable exorcism-centric scenario."[14] Also threre was an amount of negative criticism about the film that portrays the Papacy in a negative, ignorant and untrue way.
See also
- Exorcism in Christianity
- The Last Exorcism
- The Exorcist
- The Exorcist (film adaptation)
References
- ^ "THE DEVIL INSIDE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/movie-projector-low-budget-devil-inside-challenges-mission-impossible.html
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/
- ^ a b c Kit, Borys (February 3, 2011). "Paramount Bets 'The Devil Inside' Is Its Next 'Paranormal Activity'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Dart, Allan (April 20, 2012). ""THE DEVIL INSIDE" gets a release date". Fangoria. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Uncle Creepy (April 16, 2011). "Paramount Insurge to Reveal The Devil Inside". Dread Central. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Goldstein, Gregg (April 23, 2011). "Big players eye more low-budget fare". Variety. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "The Devil Inside". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Howell, Peter (January 05, 2012). "The Devil Inside: The Devil didn't do it". Toronto.com. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Witty, Stephen (January 06, 2012). "'The Devil Inside' review: It came from Hell". NJ.com. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Phillips, Michael (January 06, 2012). "'The Devil Inside': Don't blame the pope for this one -- 1 star". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Michael Rechtshaffen (January 06, 2012). "The Devil Inside: Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "The Devil Inside (2012)". CraveOnline. Dreadcentral. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Leydon, Joey (January 06, 2012). "Variety reviews The Devil Inside". Variety. Retrieved January 06, 2012.
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