As with every single genre of film out there horror goes through periods where we only get remakes and sequels and while yes these are still being produced. Right now we are seeing alot more horror stories that are telling original stories and guess what nine times out of ten they turn out to be really good movies with the latest example of this film having only just been released and so then join as I review the film that might very well be one of if not the best horror film of the year thus far with the film in question being called simply just "Late Night With The Devil" enjoy.
The plot of this film is a TV talk show in the seventies puts on the latest episode of his award winning TV show only this time he plans something that might finally give him the number one ratings spot. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good as it was a plot that really hasn't been seen before as while other studios have done found footage films before none of them have been done in the way that this film does it and because of that the films plot comes across as being even more fresh and different and in a world where films are being bogged down by bad sequels and even worse remakes we really do need a plot that's fresh , new and different with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this film is David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy , Laura Gordon as June Ross-Mitchell and Ian Bliss as Carmichael Haig. Also starring in this film is Fayssal Bazzi as Christou , Ingrid Torelli as Lilly , Rhys Auteri as Gus McConnell , Georgina Haig as Madeleine Piper , Josh Quong Tart as Leo Fiske , Steve Mouzakis as Szandor D'Abo , Paula Arundell as Diane , Christopher Kirby as Phil , John O'May as Walker Bedford , Starship Troopers star Michael Ironside as The Narrator and Nicole Chapman as Cleo James.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually feature / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty alot better then what it really had any right to be. As on paper this film really didn't need any good acting in it and yet that's exactly what we got as all of this films actors turn in some really good performances with all of the cast of this film being just on top form in this film as they all have to play there characters but play them in a talk show format and still do it in a way that makes the characters feel alot more believable then what they usually would have done as that's just how good the acting in this film really is with the acting in this film really being helped by the fact that the script for this film is just so good that all this films cast have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them naturally.
To be frank this film has alot of really likable character in it with the best example of this being the Jack Delroy character. With alot of this film coming across as being rather likable even the ones that your meant to hate have some likability factor to them with the best example of this being the character of Carmichael Haig who is a really unlikable character but even then the character does have some good points as well as even the character is meant to be a skeptic he does start to come round to what's going on with the backstory of what makes him a skeptic being somewhat understandable as he was a magician and so is used to lying to people which does make it understandable when he says that certain guests are doing whatever it is that there on the show to do and while the character could also be seen as a villain due to how he acts in certain bits of the film he could also be seen as a real person as real people can be both likable and really unlikable in certain lights.
The very idea for this film is a really good and solid idea as it's one that really hasn't been done before now. With the film really doing something new and different with the found footage idea by kind of presenting the film as a documentary with the main bulk of the film being made up of scenes from the actual episode in question while most found footage films will just have the footage appear out of nowhere here as we don't really get to see who finds the footage we can just assume that it comes from the documentary crew which is something that does make sense with even the idea of having a horror film set within the confides of a late night talk show being a really good as well as it does give us a new and unique looking setting that makes it standout from all of the other found footage horror films out there and it also gives the film it's own unique hook as the it really does look and feel like a talk show from the seventies.
While there are alot of positives to be found in this film there are some negatives to be found in this film as well. Like the fact that the film really does take it's time getting going with alot of the film being spent just with the characters talking to each other which does have the add on effect of making the film feel alot more boring then what it actually is and the film spends a long time on giving us a backstory for the main character which does make sense for the fictional documentary but it doesn't make sense for the film as while alot of what is said about the characters backstory does come back into play by the films third act it's also something that really does feel alot like padding with alot of what they say about the character being something that really didn't need to be said as they mention it several times all throughout the film which just makes those scenes feel alot like padding when it really doesn't need to be padded out at all and as a result of that is the fact that the film does come across as being a bit hard to si through alot of the time.
This film is one of many films to have gotten praise by Stephen King which is something that has lost it's shine as he does it all of the time. However here it is something that is earned as this film really is just all that good as it captures your attention right away and it keeps you hooked right until the films amazing third act twist which is something that does make you wonder if the character in question was truly insane or not and yet at the same time it gives you a reason to re-watch the film as now we the audience have to see when each of the films characters really do die and if what we're seeing for the vast majority of the film is actually happening or not and while the film does have some faults with it like for example the fact that it doesn't go as far as it really should've done with the late night talk show format or the fact that the film does get confusing near the end this is a case where the good might just outweigh the bad.
Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and thirty two minuets and forty seven seconds. Which is a really solid running time for this film to have as the film really does have more then enough there interms of plot to really cover that large amount of time and while the film does have alot there interms of plot the films first two or so minuets are just spent on the opening logo's while they should have been spent on getting the plot of the film fully set up this is even more of an issue when you take into account that the plot of the film is a slow burner that takes a good forty or so minuets to really get going which does work both for ad against the film it works for the film as it gives the films characters a chance to really grow on us the audience and it works against the film as the film has a short amount of running and as a result of that is the fact that the plot needs to be advanced in alot of scenes but I will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is a horror film that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty i in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With the kills in this film being both creepy and inventive as the film does take full advantage of it's supernatural aspect when it comes to it's kills which does make all of the kills in this film really stand out as does the fact that all of this film were done practically which will always look better then having them done in CGI and while yes there is some CGI in this film it's only used to do things that you couldn't possibly do in live action and that does include some of this films kills as well with alot of the films kills being the true highlight of the film due to the fact that alot of them felt really earned and weren't there just because the studio demanded that a character get killed of at that partiicular point in the film in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall this film is so far the best horror film to have been released this is year as it really is just that good of a film and while it won't have something for everybody for those that do like it would have found something that's truly new , different and really unique as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly an 8.5 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from Tenor , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images simply because Google Images actually has images from this episode up on Google Images and plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we end this review as we always do with really our one and true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.
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