Purely Joyful Movie!

Memorable, crazy movie

From my favorite movies..

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I'm not really an expert on obscure Satanic games, but I never expected them to come with so many pointless flashbacks/flash-forwards. I mean, I get it: the dude has weird visions. Or maybe I don't get it, that's fine too because to be honest it doesn't seem all that important anyway. This is sort of a cross between an average teen horror movie and a psychological thriller, and it wouldn't have been a bad thing if they had merely picked one of the above. I guess the movie does stay interesting against all odds, but it's so uneven and filled with characters you don't give a crap about. To top that of the deaths are mostly implied rather than shown, so you don't even get the fulfillment of watching these nameless, faceless nobodies meet their demise. Regardless of that, the movie is still watchable, if not just for the pretty intriguing ending.

When I come across an actor who clearly cares about their career (male or female), I make a point of watching films they have appeared in because I know that they will choose good material.Jensen Ackles (of Supernatural) is such an actor.I think everyone can say at one point or another that they have watched a film because of a certain actor / actress who stars in the film and I want to be clear that my reason on this occasion is not because I am a groupie.I have started off with this because of some reviews on the internet that include "the film's not so good but Jensen is easy on the eyes" etc. and I think that these statements are disrespectful to the many people who must have worked extremely hard to make this film (no disrespect to those reviewers, we are all entitled to our opinions). The plot is intriguing. The atmosphere of 'mystery' throughout is similar to the recent film Black Swan (2010) except I found this film more satisfying as entertainment. I am not a film-making expert so in layman's terms; the acting is good (not always perfect but never bad either), the relationships between the characters are believable if not always fully developed and the film had a strong beginning, middle and end. I found the film (and script) to have wit, intelligence and substance.I feel Dominique Swain deserves special mention as her acting was superb. I like actors who give more than needed and Dominique lifted her character from potentially being clichéd or one-dimensional to having depth and this is why I felt empathy for her - it was easy to connect.I have given the film 8 out of 10 because I like to rate films based on how entertained I was rather than how many negative aspects a film had compared with positive ones.Yes, the film has flaws. Some were (possibly) due to neglect (i.e. with the writing / directing etc.) and some are clearly just budgetary and I will not score a film lower for that because you know a film's limits before watching one which has a lower budget.Incidentally, a high budget was not needed and the film was shot in a professional way so you only really notice during a couple of special effects scenes which did not impact on my enjoyment.I did watch the film without expecting much and I accept that this can influence a person's enjoyment of a film but really, there is nothing wrong with it.Ultimately; a good script and an interesting mystery. Very happy I watched it.8/10

This film has a few bad reviews all over the place. I gave it a chance anyway after being quite intrigued by the plot.The internet game thing isn't for everyone obviously by the other reviews. But i found that this film doesn't completely revolve around that and goes quite deep into the hole satanic ritual world.I'm never gonna be an occultist as the film puts it but yet this film kept you wandering from start to finish and i really thought it ended well. I'm not gonna spoil it for anyone yet to watch it but just give it a chance.Well worth a watch!

Devour is a pretty generic sort of horror movie. Not truly scary - a little creepy in parts, but no real thrills. It has your stereotypical angst characters - family issues, drug addict friend, messed up ex-girlfriend, and a new love interest who is inexorably a part of the greater plot.That being said, the overall plot is a good one. It moves forward steadily and keeps your interest, but that's about it. It isn't one of those films where you leave the theatre thinking about it, discussing the twists and turns with your friends. Where 'Devour' fails is that it is not as clever as it had the potential to be. More foreshadowing throughout instead of the straightforward laying out of details would have greatly improved this film, and would have changed the ending from 'huh, that's interesting' to 'oh my god is that for real?!' I was quite impressed with the acting. I wasn't expecting much, but the main character is actually very good, and the supporting cast is better than you would expect in a B rated film.Overall, this movie is worth seeing once. It's easy to watch, doesn't require much thought, but doesn't do anything drastic that will make it stay with you. It's the kind of film that fades away into the mass of countless other movies that you've seen over the years.