Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11, 2025 2/5

A handful of twists and turns in the narrative prevent it from being a complete waste of time, but only just barely.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Sep 8, 2024 3/5

…if most of Shyamalan’s films take a long time to get to laughable punchlines, Devil is quite the opposite, rushing headlong through all manner of crazy plot-points and red-herring characters...an ideal streaming time-passer, short and packed with twists

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Aug 3, 2023 1.5/4

Unlike something such as The Exorcist, which will scare the bejesus out of you no matter what you believe, this PG-13 horror film doesn’t give its audience or its characters enough cause to buy its central gimmick.

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James McMahon NME (New Musical Express) May 20, 2021 2.5/5

Perhaps the problem with M. Night Shyamalan is that he thought his talent was greater than what it was and believed his hokey stories could stretch to feature length.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 6, 2020 1.5/4.0

It's difficult if not impossible to take any of it seriously.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 9, 2017 C-

Devil isn't really scary, the acting stinks, and it's not that clever, but you can rest knowing that the culprit isn't a hand puppet.

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David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Oct 7, 2014 3.5/4

A taut, expert and engrossing thriller with sense of visual restraint that is refreshing in this age of abhorrent overexposure.

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Blake Griffin We Got This Covered Nov 11, 2013 3/10

Devil features nothing new, exciting or suspenseful. Instead, it gives us shallowly developed characters and an ultimately forgettable story.

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John Hanlon Big Hollywood Jan 6, 2013 3.0/5

The characters are unlikable and annoying but the suspense built up is very real, making "Devil" a thriller worth checking out.

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Jeff Beck Examiner.com Sep 23, 2012 2/4

It always makes me apprehensive to see a movie that was not screened for critics in advance. "Devil" looked like it could have been an interesting film, but [it turns out] the lack of faith was justified.

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Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe Nov 24, 2011 2/4

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Victoria Luxford The National (UAE) Aug 30, 2011 2/5

Although it doubtless will find more success in the DVD market, on the big screen Devil makes for bland viewing.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Apr 14, 2011 C-

Nonsensical to the point that every element doesn't hold up to the least bit of scrutiny.

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Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011 1/5

This movie's job was to whip up a little fear and/or suspense, but it must have escaped through a crack in the elevator doors.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Apr 4, 2011 2.5/5

Circling wildly within the film's main set -- a stalled elevator car -- or hurtling up and down an empty shaft, Mr. Fujimoto's camera is as giddy as a tween at a Justin Bieber concert.

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Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total Apr 2, 2011 2/5

Un ejercicio de suspenso sobrenatural bastante efectivo, sobre todo en su primera parte, aunque lleno de lugares comunes más bien irritantes. Y, sobre todo, con la reiterada pretensión evangelizadora que inunda el cine de M. Night Shyamalan...

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Mel Valentin eFilmCritic.com Feb 25, 2011 3/5

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Shaun Munro What Culture Feb 10, 2011 2.5/5

[M]ost of its promise is squandered through inept scripting and a failure to indulge a self-aware enthusiasm for its B-movie concept.

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Kevin A. Ranson MovieCrypt.com Jan 14, 2011 3.0/4.0

An effective locked-in-the-box thriller.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Jan 6, 2011

An excellent and often intense peak in to the battle of good and evil...

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