The Restaurant

A horror movie that is also trying to be funny. I can see that this feels problematic. That it touches nerves. This plays almost entirely in one location, which made shooting obviously easier and the budget wasn't that big either (at least partially financed through Kickstarter as I read in an Interview). You may not like what the director decided to do with the main idea and you may find some dialog awful, but overall this is more than a decent effort to entertain the viewer.

It has blood, it has jokes and it is as over the top as it needs to be. Not to everyones liking as I already stated, but that is not a reason to declare the director talentless. If you have a heart for independent movies and the humor touches home, you will have quite some fun with this. I know I had

Horribel movie, maybe the worst made, the director should never be allowed to do another movie.

Was it a great movie, no. However, it was very entertaining. The acting was ham fisted, and the script...meh, but you know what, it worked! The film was extremely self-aware and did not take itself seriously. Therein lies it's true strength. The Devil's Restaurant is quirky in all the right ways. Pay no attention to the low scoring reviews, some of which did not even bother to use proper spelling and grammar. This movie is not groundbreaking and I doubt it was made with any award aspirations. To be frank, I started watching this with the intent of simply having something playing in the background while doing other things. Two minutes in and I was hooked, though. Is it horror? Well, the premise definitely is. Comedy, absolutely. Let go of your expectations, open your mind, and enjoy this silly little film.

Take a film with no scares, no humor, bad dialogue, bad acting, no money, a stupid story and you have The Devil's Restaurant. Blows my mind that people may have actually spent time working on this. Time for a new job or hobby or whatever this was....

I disagree with several reviewers who've blasted this film for bad or "wooden" acting. One of the indicators that you're watching good acting is that you forget the actors are acting, and that was pretty much my experience here, with a wide range of characters played with appropriate gusto and skill.

Much of the violence is out of shot, the details left to the viewer's imagination. A dying scream followed by a generous splash of blood can say more than the grossest, most graphic death.

There were a few problems with the plot and the pacing, and the ending could have been better; however, with a little sympathy and patience, you'll find an hour and a half of decent entertainment here.