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- 2018
- Not Rated
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 34 m
- 2018
- Not Rated
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 34 m
Summary When a woman and her son mysteriously vanish, FBI agent Daria Francis (Amanda Schull) is dispatched to the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota to investigate the number one suspect: religious fanatic Jackson Pritchard (Milo Ventimiglia), husband and father of the missing persons. But when Francis and local deputy Colt (Shawn Ashmore...
Directed By: Clay Staub
Written By: Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub
- 2018
- Not Rated
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 34 m
- 2018
- Not Rated
- IFC Midnight
- 1 h 34 m
Devil's Gate
37
5.1
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Summary When a woman and her son mysteriously vanish, FBI agent Daria Francis (Amanda Schull) is dispatched to the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota to investigate the number one suspect: religious fanatic Jackson Pritchard (Milo Ventimiglia), husband and father of the missing persons. But when Francis and local deputy Colt (Shawn Ashmore...
Directed By: Clay Staub
Written By: Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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100% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
37
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
100% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
An irreverent mix of genres taken completely seriously but with no small amount of fun, Devil’s Gate wears its script’s stupidity on its sleeve and allows its creature effects and committed cast to carry it throughout.
Only the least critical genre auds are likely to enjoy it much.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.1
27% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
45% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
27% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.1
27% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
45% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
27% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Never mind. all of the milquetoast reviews of this on here. This is a fine scfi-horror in the mold of Coherence (2013) and Spring (2014).
This is a story, well worth your time an of extra-terrestrial invasion, portrayed against a background of FBI prowess and regional hubris.
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What’s most disappointing is that Staub proves himself to be a formidable director of action and visual effects. Please, someone just give him a better story.
Granted, it’s all pretty stimulating. But when the jolts subside, there’s not much for viewers to cling to, to steady themselves.
It’s not good, but it could pass muster among midnight-movie enthusiasts or curious stoners.
You can't expect much from a premise as ridiculous as this one. But with surprisingly good practical effects, decent CGI and an entertaining last half hour, you can kind of forgive how disappointingly average the acting performances are and how serious this movie takes itself. If you like b-grade science fiction and horror movies, you will probably find something to enjoy in this one.
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What an absolute f#!@ing mess of a movie. It's as though they had 6 different teams of writers come up with completely different films and then squashed all plots together into a 90-minute, poorly acted explosion.
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This movie has some good concepts, which are miraculously ruined by the writers and director. Blant. .
Good : The premise feels promising and the title (at least) sounds very good. It didn't feel so terrible during the first act. It was fine, sets up the movie as a crime thriller-ish stuff, but we all know that wasn't what it was up to. .
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Bad : I don't have a f**king idea why this movie even made. It's totally vague and mind aching. In addition to that, it is irresistibly annoying. It has all possible plot devices of a horror movie and "anything that happens in a horror movie should be accepted because it's a horror movie" stuff has been taken to next level. It is some kind of "Alien" and "Predator" and "The Conjuring" in its own right - not in a good way, obviously. It gets unnecessarily convoluted and unpredictable. Unpredictable - that's not because it has set up pieces so well that it is exciting. But it is unpredictable because it has not set up anything and hence, you cannot predict or think what's gonna happen next. Every other thing is random. I don't whether "unpredictable" is an appropriate word for it or not. But it definitely wasn't good. There's no character development (resulting in "unpredictability") whatsoever. The writing is boring. It feels like the director was drowsy while giving directions that all his drowsiness were apparent on the film. Poorly constructed story (in which I see a good potential, if done correctly) and just totally random and vague stuffs going on screen. .
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Conclusion : It has all possible plot devices of a horror movie and "anything that happens in a horror movie should be accepted because it's a horror movie" stuff has been taken to next level. It is some kind of "Alien" and "Predator" and "The Conjuring" in its own right - not in a good way, obviously. It gets unnecessarily convoluted and unpredictable. Unpredictable - that's not because it has set up pieces so well that it is exciting. But it is unpredictable because it has not set up anything and hence, you cannot predict or think what's gonna happen next. Every other thing is random. I don't whether "unpredictable" is an appropriate word for it or not. But it definitely wasn't good. There's no character development (resulting in "unpredictability") whatsoever. The writing is boring. It feels like the director was drowsy while giving directions that all his drowsiness were apparent on the film. Poorly constructed story (in which I see a good potential, if done correctly) and just totally random and vague stuffs going on screen. If you want to take my suggestion, just skip it. .
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Score : 0/10
Grade : F
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