The Devil's Due
The Devil's Due

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The Devil's Due

2014
Movie
12 min
English

An aspiring artist makes a shadowy deal to become the greatest filmmaker of all time.

Insights

IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic30/100
Google Users36%
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A newlywed couple's honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when the wife begins to exhibit increasingly disturbing changes after a mysterious encounter. As their lives unravel, they must uncover the dark secret behind her transformation before it consumes them both. The film chronicles their descent into a chilling supernatural mystery, blurring the lines between reality and delusion.

Critical Reception

Devil's Due received largely negative reviews from critics, who found its found-footage approach and plot predictable and uninspired. While some acknowledged its attempt at generating suspense, the overall sentiment was that it failed to offer anything new to the horror genre. Audiences were similarly divided, with many finding it a generic entry in the found-footage subgenre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies too heavily on familiar horror tropes and predictable scares.

  • The found-footage style offers little originality and often detracts from the narrative.

  • Lacks genuine suspense and fails to deliver a compelling or frightening experience.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be a disappointing and derivative horror experience, with many criticizing its reliance on jump scares and a predictable plot. Some viewers noted that the found-footage aspect felt forced and that the characters' reactions were often unbelievable, leading to a lack of engagement with the story.

Fun Fact

The film was originally titled 'Devil's Baby' before being changed to 'Devil's Due'.

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