One of the best takes I have heard on this film goes like this: "It's like if Rob Zombie got religion and decided to take on Goethe and Marlow and delve the deeper meaning of God the Devil and the Soul while listening to lots of industrial goth techno dance music." This sums up the film nicely for those familiar with Zombie. It is a thinking man's (or woman's) horror. It give the selling your soul story and interesting twist.Miguel Ángel Solá (The Whore and the Whale) is brilliant as the title character, an oncologist that doesn't seem to care about the patients he serves. Eduard Fernández (Che: Part 2, and the impossible to find, Alatriste) is fascinating as the devil.It gets gory, and it it seems a mess at times, but I couldn't take my eyes away. It was a great story.

Oh, How I wish all horror movies would be like Fausto 5.0 The movie reminded me of Jackob's Ladder, It was beautifully arranged and has a breathtaking scenes. It's a tale about a doctor, who specializes in terminal patients. On his way to a medical convention, he runs into a strange David lynch kind of character who keeps following him. From there we go through a series of half dream half reality occurrences which also has the most artistic sex scene I've ever scene.The movie isn't too scary, It's the atmosphere which is creepy. The soundtrack also adds to the movie peak points. This movie is a must for every Lynch or Jackob's Ladder fans. Go and see it

The umpteenth version of a well-known story (check the title which is the hero's name).it begins well enough,but after an half-hour,it's run of the mill pact with the devil.The actor playing Rilla the "survivor" obviously tries to ape De Niro's style in "Angel Heart".But whereas Parker's work had a solid screenplay,this Spanish story falls apart in the second third and fails totally to convince in one of the most disappointing conclusions a horror movie has ever offered.The movie fills its quota of sex ,"surgery" and gore .Every Spanish director is not Amenabar,by a long shot.I must confess I have not understood the meaning of 5.0.....if it has one of course.

Dr. Fausto encounters a man who claims the Dr. removed his stomach years ago, and has come ot grant his every wish as thanks. The doc doesn't remeber him and doesn't want him around, but he keeps on following him. This film was boring, I didn't care about any of the characters, the patient was so annoying I was wishing he would go away so something interesting might happen in the film. The doc was just as bad, and he has sex with a girl who looks about 14, and suffers no consequences. I didn't see any point to this film at all. 2/10.