The House of the Devil

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Jennifer M @buttonsthecat Jul 13 It had potential but it's really slow. Initially, I liked it, but it went on too long. I think it could have used jump scares to keep more of the audience's attention. I also think the ending could have been longer, maybe? See more Wendy R @RT61401974 Jul 8 I like a good slow burn but the first hour is an absolute slog. 20 minutes of good set up, then just nothing until the last 20 minutes which are fantastic See more Farah R. @Farah Jun 11 Ti West perfectly captures the look and feel of 80s horror classics in minute detail but The House of the Devil is painfully slow and unscary. Rather than build on the interesting premise, the film wastes its entire runtime on boring nothingness until the last 15 minutes where everything happens too quickly. I wish the cult had a backstory and their motivations were more clear. See more Jeepers C @RT12312147 Jun 5 Not bad, if you like slow burn horror movies; this one is pretty good. It starts out with Samantha taking a babysitters job. The first part of the movie is her snooping around this creepy house. She is actually in the house of the devil. The climatic end has her battleling the satanic messengers of the devil. It has a ending like the beginning of Rosemary's baby. She will indeed bring Satan into this world. See more Logan D @Greynomad38 Feb 13 A college student accepts a sketchy offer to babysit. This film opens with horror queen Dee Wallace as a realtor. Then her character is never seen again. I think she was aware of how mundane this film is, took her money, and ran. This throwback to 80s cinema has a generic premise which is bogged down further by an overly long setup. Even once we get to the house a sequence showing the student going around the house and ripping off Risky Business had me thinking about what my next watch would be. Dissapointing. My wife agrees. See more Maksim S @MaksimusMovies Jan 17 The House of the Devil is definitely slow-paced, and it doesn’t showcase the sharper, more confident storytelling Ti West later showed in X or Pearl. But the old-school tension, atmosphere, and creeping sense of dread still make it worth the sit. Even though most of the real action doesn’t hit until the last 20 minutes, the final plot twist lands hard enough to justify the buildup. It’s a retro-style slow burn that rewards your patience in the end. Worth a watch, if just the once. See more Read all reviews

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