User Reviews

I saw The Devil's Tail at a film festival in Toronto and I was just blown away. It reminded me how compelling drama can be - no matter what the budget. The director was there for a Q&A after the screening and talked about it being a low budget film, and I have found myself thinking about the movie often since seeing it in October. It really resonates, and I looked it up since then and saw on the movie's website it's still on the festival circuit, so there continue to be opportunities for people to see it on the big screen before it comes out on DVD. The only reason it's interesting to know that it's so low budget, is because ultra low budget movies usually lack in the script or performance areas, and this movie does not. The performances are very, very good, as is the script, which centres around a man who hears his best friend has gone missing in Mexico; he rushes down there without a real plan, in the hopes of saving him, but quickly learns that not only is his friend not the man he thought he was, but he also may need to be saved from him himself. The cast is from the US, Canada and Mexico, and the film shows some beautiful Mexican locations on beaches and Mayan ruins... but it's the performances that really stay with you in this film. Pete is a complicated hero, as you start to realize that his desire to save Eddie might be overshadowed by his desire for his friend's girlfriend Katie; clearly Pete's childhood love that he lost to Eddie in the complex triangle of the friendship between the three. The movie has moments of darkness in the sexual and violent scenes especially, but it all stems from character and is totally believable with these people in these situations. I definitely recommend this movie - especially for people who like real drama in their dramatic thrillers. I would also recommend this to fans of the films of John Cassavetes and John Sayles, especially Lone Star and Casa de los Babys.