Awaken the Devil (2014) Reviews

• My Review Of "Awaken The Devil"

  ASouthernHorrorFan2015-02-19

  The story was written by O.H. Krill and is a stark, macabre piece that would make H.P. proud. There is very little dialog leading the story from A to B, but the visual spectacle that unfolds creatively does all the story telling in a very awesome blend of live-ation, and graphic artistry. The acting is decent enough considering the weight of the film relies on mostly facial expressions, situational moments of drama, and idle, aimless chatter framed around a setting fit for Hell. The special effects and graphic artistry are superb. I love this blended style of story telling in both horror and sci-fi. It is creative, entertaining, and holds endless possibilities for story telling. In films like "Awaken The Devil" the CGI is easier to enjoy if it is almost all of the film such as seen here. The cinematography and direction stay controlled and motionless, focused on framed-scenes that really pull you into the film. The soundtrack, effects and instrumental tones create a heartfelt, emotional atmosphere that is a blend of depressing and creepy. Overall the graphic art backdrops and CGI blend that make "Awaken The Devil" look like a graphic novel come to life takes precedence over the actual story content. Most of what happens in the film could have been wrapped up in a twenty minute short film and been just as effective. Having a simple situation stretched out into a feature length scenario causes the energy and story effectiveness to weaken and become dull midway through. There isn't enough action or theatrics picking up some much needed energy. It becomes a bit boring after 50-or so- minutes. Still you can't ignore the beauty and talent of "Awaken The Devil", in both style and artistry.

• A missold movie

  Leofwine_draca2017-07-15

  AWAKEN THE DEVIL has a great little video cover showing on Amazon Prime which is much better than the film itself, which is nothing like it sounds. This is a mess of actors who have been animated via quirky stop-motion style missing frame effects while superimposed CGI imagery floats across the screen. All of these effects are present to distract from the fact that the entire running time consists of just two guys sitting in a dingy room and chatting. It's as boring as that, and there really is nothing to see here.

• Jason Roth channels the Best of John Belushi acting skills

  guestar572014-10-27

  A Daniel Falicki/Sector 5 film starring Jason Roth & Matt Simpson Siegel. Our headline is quite a compliment,Jason has all the unspoken finesse of a real actor like John had potential to be,When given a chance and Jason is given THAT chance here. The DEVIL character was really scary and over in the 'Fright Department'. The Succubi were amazing and changed the tone twice. This film is done in that SIN CITY/Neptune Cinema verite that is prevalent in 'Artsy Fartsy' SYFY fare in the last couple of years,Blame AVATAR,Actually thanks James Cameron for opening the flood gate of awesome, no matter the budget. Don't wanna be unfair to Matt's performance, He was sympathetic foil in a gentler 'Karl Urban' fashion.