Bedeviled

I never like starting any sort of a review with a negative, but I can't approach reviewing this in any other way. This is not a very good film, in fact it's actually a pretty poor film.

It has some truly interesting ideas, but the realisation is pretty poor. Evil invasion by app sounds great, but sadly it just doesn't work. There's an effort to make it feel old school, it has a vibe of Nightmare on Elm Street about it, plus it has a few references, It and Truth or dare being two, sadly though Bedeviled is not in the same league as either.

Some good visuals, but we don't get them for long enough. Best scene definitely Cody being chased through the car park, that was great. The acting was also an issue, at times various members of the cast were very wooden.

So many wasted opportunities. 4/10

Bedeviled is the latest in a long line of cyber horrors featuring the standard young hot cast as they become besieged by a supernatural force spawning from a mobile phone application.

Now though this hardly sounds like the best of premises it actually works, it's just not handled very well at all.

Shortly in I thought that our antagonist had the potential to be a new much needed horror icon. He looks the part, he sounds the part and his method of killing is interesting and with room for some unique moments.

The writers took the ball and ran with it, sadly they fumbled and dropped it at least half a dozen times en route to the line.

With the right writers and a competent director this could be salvaged and made into a decent franchise, but I won't hold my breath quite yet.

I'm not saying that Bedeviled is bad, it's just not what it could have been.

Bedeviled by horror stereotypes. Thats how I would describe this film.

Lamentably everything about this flick has been done to death (pardon the pun). It's replete with horror stereotypes we have all seen a million times before.

To get away with recycling well worn ideas something at least little different is needed, not to mention a lot of polish but really, its just not there.

Thats not to say Bedeviled its a bad film. Its a fun production, with what appears to be a limited budget. It does reasonably well with what it has. Its story line is predictable but not terrible and the acting is actually, quite good.

I would say this film is certainly worth a look just don't expect anything especially novel or remarkable. If you can accept this limitation give Bedeviled a go, it's certainly fun and does have a few, decently creepy, moments. Six out of ten from me.

This flick has a nice plot (not original but fun) and some really gorgeous young actresses (the main reason to watch this).

Sadly there are way more negatives than positives. Sound design is terrible. I really hate the old trick of popping up the volume 1000% when someone screams. Also, this kind of movie needed way way...way more SFX. All you get in this are homemade quality SGI, and quite few at that (The SGI in the final scene are especially bad).

This flick is for a fun night with friends, a few laughs, and watch preferably while playing a board game or something. Enjoy...

I watched this both when quite drunk, and while mostly fast forwarding. It was so predictable I could even follow it on x30 speed.

I actually felt quite bad for the 'actors', as they're going to be remembered for this complete and total train crash of a movie.

Is it scary? No. Cheap? Yes. Well thought out? No. (But could have been). Original? No. (The Ring etc... did a much better job). Recommended? No no no.

Please people... Look at the reviews and don't waste your time. I promise... It really is THAT BAD!

0/10