Satan meets THE TOWERING INFERNO, with a bit of SAW thrown in. A disorienting opening credit sequence gets things off to a good start, but eventually characters must mouth the dialogue (not M Night Shyamalan's forte). The premise--Satan stuck amongst 5 passengers in a stalled elevator--sets up some intriguing scenarios, none of which are mined fully for suspense, dread, or even shock.
Nothing is scarier than the unknown, but DEVIL bends over backward to explain away the reason for Lucifer's visit, even resorting to a dire, laughable voice-over narration. You will simply not believe the contortions this film gets into to reach its desired conclusion. In Night's world, no sacrifice is too great to get to that obligatory "A-ha!" moment, and in nearly all of his films, the ride simply isn't worth it.
Nothing is scarier than the unknown, but DEVIL bends over backward to explain away the reason for Lucifer's visit, even resorting to a dire, laughable voice-over narration. You will simply not believe the contortions this film gets into to reach its desired conclusion. In Night's world, no sacrifice is too great to get to that obligatory "A-ha!" moment, and in nearly all of his films, the ride simply isn't worth it.
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