Here Comes the Devil

2013
5.6| 1h37m| R| en
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A married couple loses their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be, that something terrifying has changed them.

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Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
mojoguzzi-879-68498 Horror is undoubtedly the most overworked genre in both the movie and publishing industries. The vast majority of offerings are tedious retreads of old ideas. For every good zombie or vampire film there are a dozen pieces of crap. A bazillion books about Gothic mansions with "dark secrets" clutter the shelves. The big studios slap the latest fashionable effects on some half-baked story with no real feel for the genre, and when they finally strike gold with a winner like The Conjuring, they capitalize on it with a poorly contrived sequel.The best horror today comes from indies, as it has since the 1960s. And the best indies these days -- the most consistently original and exciting -- are Spanish filmmakers."Here Comes the Devil" is a sterling example. It might be classified as a supernatural thriller or a demonic possession film, but it bends the genre in a way that's never been done before. Creepy and mysterious, it teases the viewer along to its horrific climax.Don't expect buckets of gore, but there are a few steamy sex scenes early on to get things rolling, most notably the scorching make-out scene in the car. And despite its obvious low budget, it's light-years more entertaining than the glut of shot-on-video POV pap typically comprised of ninety-nine parts filler. There's no tedious waiting for something to happen. The hook comes early and keeps steadily reeling you in.The only caveat is the dubbing, which is iffy at times but not insufferably so. And parochial minded fans of Hollywood horror might not appreciate the naturalistic casting, even though the acting is topnotch.If you're sick of the usual horror fodder this is the cure.
BA_Harrison Married couple Felix (Francisco Barreiro) and Sol (Laura Caro) are on a road trip with their children, teenager Sara (Michele Garcia) and younger brother Adolfo (Alan Martinez), when they decide to pull over at a truck stop for a break; while the kids go off to explore a nearby hill, the father explores his wife's nether regions. Everyone's happy! But when the kids fail to return, the worried couple call the police, checking themselves into a local hotel while they wait for news. Luckily, the kids are found the next morning, but although they seem unharmed, there is something about their behaviour that doesn't seem right…Heres Comes The Devil kicks off with two buck naked lesbians grinding their honey-pots together in a intense, sweaty embrace—a scene that has absolutely zero bearing on the plot, making it the epitome of gratuitousness. Having firmly ticked the sex box, the film quickly moves on to some equally gratuitous violence, with one of the aforementioned young women answering a knock on the door only to be met by several swift punches to the fizzog from a machete wielding maniac who, having rendered his victim unconscious, proceeds to chop off her fingers. The second lesbian fights off the attacker, who flees the scene. Neither lesbian is seen of or mentioned again.This sensationalist approach continues throughout the film, with frequent sex and nudity for no good reason, and one grisly moment that is even more brutal than the face-thumping/finger-lopping; it's a good job too, as far as I'm concerned, because without all the bare flesh and nastiness I would have struggled to stay awake, such is the gloomy atmosphere and leaden pacing of this sombre supernatural horror from Mexican director Adrián García Bogliano (some have likened the film to the haunting classic Picnic at Hanging Rock, which I have yet to see, and probably won't for some time now thanks to the comparisons).Bogliano touches upon several interesting themes, including sexual abuse, incest, and revenge, but in the end it all amounts to little more than a trite supernatural thriller told in a manner that is neither fresh nor interesting, with a final revelation that is as old as the hill that features so prominently.
ladeybug1976 I'm completely appalled at any rating above 2 stars for this movie! It was horrible all the way around.It starts off with 2 naked women grinding on each other..I know most horror films have nudity/sex, but can I at least get my soda open before I'm bombarded with breasts everywhere!?! Way too much dramatic zooming of the camera,drawn out story line & characters doing things that just don't make sense. The adult characters were OK actors for the most part, but those kids need to take some more lessons asap.So much more could have been done with this story. I've seen some bad movies in my lifetime & this is in the top 10 of worst ever. Don't waste your time, you'd be better off watching paint dry.
gavin6942 A married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be, that something terrifying has changed them.This is the tenth film from Spanish director Adrián García Bogliano, but likely the first one that will be widely seen by Americans (thanks to it streaming on Netflix). The only other bit we have seen of his work thus far is in the "ABCs of Death" (he had B). And yet, Bogliano is only 33, so a great many things are ahead of him -- onward and upward! Lest you thought this was going to be a fun, kid-friendly film, the opening shot is a fairly explicit lesbian sex scene. And while it never quite hits that mark again, it sets a tone that is easily maintained throughout. If this is not something you care to see, turn it off now.When watching, keep in mind that Bogliano is influenced by 1970s and 80s exploitation and sleaze, something that ought to lend itself to excellent visuals, not unlike Ti West's embrace of the same era. He specifically has called attention to Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now", a horror classic and a great film in its own right. Does Bogliano live up to his Roeg influence? Perhaps. It would not be fair to say he has become the master, but he is nothing if not an excellent pupil.My colleague Richard Ostrom has called the film "delectably demented", as well as "moody and unapologetically graphic". Not only is he the master of the apt adjective, but he's also spot on. The film is saturated with a sexuality that dangerously walks the line between erotic and pornographic, both in its imagery and its sensuality. There is plenty of blood, too, but this actually gets overshadowed by the sex -- something not completely foreign to horror, but on a whole new level here.Jen Chaney, writing on Roger Ebert's website, gives the opposing view, offering the film only one star. She writes that Bogliano lacks sophistication and deems the movie "a 98-minute mess with misogynistic undertones", pointing out the film's questionable obsession with female sexuality. She raises a good point, and an interesting one, but her low rating is overall unfair. With the endless parade of rubbish that passes for horror, this is more than a one star film. Love it or hate it, it is the type of film that gets people talking.