Devil's Path

I wanted to like this movie. The overall plot and synopsis sounded good, and the use of a setting popular with M2M hookups and anonymity was a good device. I would not really call it an LGBT+ movie, as much as a thriller that uses an LGBT+ setup.

That is the part that worked. Where the movie falters is in the actual direction and really odd script writing. It dragged when it should have been moving fast and became clumsy when it should have been cautious. The script didn't help. It needed to remember it was a thriller, but instead became loaded with too much unrealistic dialogue, corny scenes, and (UGH!) monologues.

Also, about a third of the way through, you can predict much of the mystery. Just enough to make you feel like it needs to end already. I fast forwarded through many parts of the movie. The third act also technically showed the big flaws in the directing.

There was a few twists towards the end, but it just made me think too much about mental health issues rather than insight or sympathy.

In short it felt like a college film project that was filmed in a weekend. Grade C-