The Devil All the Time (2020)

Original title: The Devil All the Time
Year: 2020
Running time: 138 min.
Country: United States
Director: Antonio Campos
Screenwriter: Antonio Campos, Paulo Campos (Novel: Donald Roy Pollock)
Music: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Haley Bennett, Mia Goth, Eliza Scanlen, Tracy Letts, Gregory Kelly, Gabriel Ebert, Emma Coulter, Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge, Lucy Faust, Drew Starkey, Kristin Griffith
Producer: Distributed by Netflix. BorderLine Films, Ninestory Pictures
Genre: Thriller. Drama | Psychological Thriller. Small Town Life (North-american). Serial Killers. 1960s. 1950s. Religion. Crime
Synopsis / Plot: In a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods of this country, where a storm of faith, violence and redemption is brewing. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets protagonist Arvin, Willard’s son (Holland), on his path from bullied kid to a man who knows when to take action. “The Devil All the Time” involves a nefarious cast of characters that is told across two decades.

Critics' reviews

"It's hard to imagine how a movie with this much sordid crime and violence could be this rote (...) The movie isn’t really interested in what makes the sinners tick"

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"[Campos's] greatest feat may be that he was able to wrangle a story as ripe and unwieldy as 'Devil' at all — toeing a tricky line between art-house atmosphere and Southern Gothic soap opera"

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
"A film brimming with excellent acting (...) Campos and cinematographer Lol Crawley do a superb job of creating an ominous atmosphere (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Richard Roeper: Chicago Sun-Times
"Even the star power of Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson can't rescue this colossal misfire, a sweaty mess from start to finish"

Ryan Lattanzio: IndieWire
"It’s easy on the eyes, though, and it’s worth seeing for an intriguingly cast ensemble, authenticating the milieu as much as possible (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"Tom Holland proves to have more acting chops and brooding soulfulness than his Spider-Man has ever displayed"

James Verniere: Boston Herald
"A mixed bag of bones and bodies, whose Southern Gothic atmosphere and superb performances — from Holland especially — are let down by the film’s lack of narrative focus (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Dan Jolin: Empire
"Generally speaking, it feels pointless. It's trying to be provocative and shocking merely for the sake of provoking and shocking its audience"

Deirdre Molumby: entertainment.ie

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