Wordiezett So much average

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

BA_Harrison Married couple Felix (Francisco Barreiro) and Sol (Laura Caro) are on a road trip with their children, teenager Sara (Michele Garcia) and younger brother Adolfo (Alan Martinez), when they decide to pull over at a truck stop for a break; while the kids go off to explore a nearby hill, the father explores his wife's nether regions. Everyone's happy! But when the kids fail to return, the worried couple call the police, checking themselves into a local hotel while they wait for news. Luckily, the kids are found the next morning, but although they seem unharmed, there is something about their behaviour that doesn't seem right…Heres Comes The Devil kicks off with two buck naked lesbians grinding their honey-pots together in a intense, sweaty embrace—a scene that has absolutely zero bearing on the plot, making it the epitome of gratuitousness. Having firmly ticked the sex box, the film quickly moves on to some equally gratuitous violence, with one of the aforementioned young women answering a knock on the door only to be met by several swift punches to the fizzog from a machete wielding maniac who, having rendered his victim unconscious, proceeds to chop off her fingers. The second lesbian fights off the attacker, who flees the scene. Neither lesbian is seen of or mentioned again.This sensationalist approach continues throughout the film, with frequent sex and nudity for no good reason, and one grisly moment that is even more brutal than the face-thumping/finger-lopping; it's a good job too, as far as I'm concerned, because without all the bare flesh and nastiness I would have struggled to stay awake, such is the gloomy atmosphere and leaden pacing of this sombre supernatural horror from Mexican director Adrián García Bogliano (some have likened the film to the haunting classic Picnic at Hanging Rock, which I have yet to see, and probably won't for some time now thanks to the comparisons).Bogliano touches upon several interesting themes, including sexual abuse, incest, and revenge, but in the end it all amounts to little more than a trite supernatural thriller told in a manner that is neither fresh nor interesting, with a final revelation that is as old as the hill that features so prominently.

parsonm2 Despite being a foreign film, I really liked this movie. The version I watched was dubbed really well in English and had English subtitles. As far as being an original creepy horror film, I give this film top honors. It's better than a ton of the genre trash out there. I like how some of the disturbing aspects are left unspoken, unseen, and are merely suggested. It does has some nudity and adult themes, as well as one fairly brutal scene, but nothing is overdone or too extreme. As a matter of fact what would be the most disturbing scene is merely suggested.This is probably a horror director to pay attention to in the future.

venusboys3 OK, right off... this movie is a low-budget Mexican horror film that looks like it was made in the 70s. It's got what viewers today call 'slow pacing', 'cheesy effects', 'psychedelic freakouts' and more casual nudity than most U.S. audiences can handle. Oh, and it also has the dreaded 'downbeat ending' and 'unexplained mystery'... Oh my! All that will sound awful to some folks... and like mana from heaven to others. Myself, I loved this movie. It was creepy and it kept me guessing. Not that it wasn't predictable... but it kept going one step farther... and it didn't cop out on its setup... didn't pull its punches. It's not really jump scare material... but it builds a sense of dread and overt weirdness that stuck with me well after I'd watched it. The story it tells, and the way it tells it, doesn't adhere to a lot of the familiar devil movie tropes. In fact it reminded me more of bizarre tales of UFOs and aliens that I'd read in an old Jacques Vallee book. Other reviews here have made a big deal of the sexual content... which I find odd... unless they're completely unaware of the sorts of movies this is pulling from. Go watch some Jean Rollin films... and some devil cult/exploitation movies from the 70s and it will all start to come together. Normally I'd give this an 8... but I'm tossing in an extra point just because of the folks who are down voting it because it's 'boring' or 'badly filmed'.

adunn-12 Everybody is a critic: never mind the single bad review. This was a well thought out, interesting and unsettling film. I didn't find anything about it gratuitous. Someone's comment about 'self loathing white guilt' or something to that effect is useless and negative. This director is a someone to watch. He has style, is derivative yet unique, and the images, colours, textures are excellent. The acting is understated but convincing. I see it had a limited run in LA and NY, and I hope this director gets more attention in the US. I'm sure he already has a strong following in Latin America. I found this little film fascinating. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more of his work.