Devil May Call
Devil May Call
R | 29 March 2013 (USA)
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A blind young suicide-hotline operator descends into a night of unrelenting terror when an obsessive caller turns out to be a serial killer.

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shelleyfurniss

Absolutely horrific, story was boring and pointless. Bad acting, not so scary villan and the saviour boy of the day was pathetic.Only watch if you have literally nothing else to watch.

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darthvoice

So, this was just a bad film all around. Literally the only redeeming thing about this movie, the lead, she was at least a decent actress. That said, there are a few points I would like to bring up to the film's director that may help in future endeavors: 1) When crafting a film that features a killer played by one of the potentially most scary people in the business, it helps to create an air of mystery around his character. This adds menace and anticipation to the role and makes for a much more suspenseful film. The problems became apparent in the opening scene. The first mistake, showing the antagonist's face in the opening scene, by doing this, you immediately erase any possible buildup of menace. If this character has been murdering women for who knows how long, rather than showing his face, perhaps, while the phone call is progressing, show missing persons flyers of his victims while obscuring his face.2) Showing his face in the opening, then inexplicably going into first person from his view made no sense. If you're going to have a fully visible and known killer, stick to third person, low angles, all of the high angles of the killer and first person killed the purpose of the film.3) In the office confrontation scene, why was the main character crawling on hands and knees through glass WHILE calling out the killer's name? If she wanted to confront him, she could have easily just stood up rather than unnecessarily ran her hands over broken glass...4) Finally, continuity is the key to good film making. Once the power is out and the characters use the stairs to go fix the power box, the elevator working made no sense. I understand that it was the central point of that scene, but even mentioning that it was on backup would have alleviated any issues I had.

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Bloodmarsh Krackoon

'Devil May Cry' would have worked better as a short in an anthology film, like John Carpenter's 'Body Bags.' But as a feature length horror film, it falls short.The whole serial killer calls into a hot line plot has been done a few times now, and even those films haven't managed to do it right. 'Psycho 4' comes to mind, but even a dying Anthony Perkins is still more frightening than Tyler Mane is here. The rest of the cast is easily forgettable, other than the ''great'' Traci Lords, who manages to land her roles thanks to her beauty (which has long passed her by, unfortunately.) Seriously, though, Traci, you look terrible, and you couldn't land a role in a high school play, based on your acting ability, if your life depended on it.'Devil May Cry' goes on entirely way too long, because you can already guess what's coming next. Tyler Mane, as the films villain, is simply awful - he spends his screen time limping around aimlessly, calling people bugs/insects (Frightening, I know.) But thanks to his height and body size, he'll keep landing roles - especially if Rob Zombie continues to destroy the 'Halloween' series.Random Ramblings of a Madman: When Traci Lords and Tyler Mane end up being your films most memorable actors/characters, it's safe to say you have failed miserably. 'Devil May Cry' is major snooze fest with wooden actors/characters, and cheesy dialogue.

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brittanyd

The nice thing about Devil May Call is that its a compact story that packs a lot of punch. I was on the edge of my seat, and the nice thing about it was that I could watch it with just about anyone... without feeling the need to cover their or my eyes (or ears).Corri English is fantastic and so is queen Traci Lords! She definitely stole the show.Though I would have liked to see her in the film more. I think the casting was done well, because not one star takes over the story. I was able to believe all of the actors in their characters. The story flowed really well, I didn't have much to catch up with and I didn't get left behind by the story going too quickly. I like that the gore wasn't excessive and I was never grossed out. A great thriller nonetheless!

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