jenny-498-185982
I saw this movie on a first date with my now-husband when it first came out. It's a very slow kind of movie that builds up to the end in a way that sort of throws you around. I liked that it starts out very basic and gets the viewer settled into the world of the characters first before unleashing the impossible. I promised no spoilers so I must be brief. I will say this, you have absolutely no idea how things are going to play out, even though the main drag of the plot has to do with the main character believing something bad is going to happen to him and his friends. The movie isn't really suspenseful, as much as it is funny. I agree with other reviewers that the movie could have had more money thrown at it. The low budget nature of it adds to its charm. You will either be put off by it, or you will embrace it. Sam was my favorite character because he was the geek. Mark's role was just to be dragged along for the ride, but he has some great moments too. Just be warned, the movie is not the standard toilet humor that is so prevalent these days. It's a smarter than average film that you will either love or hate.
James Lee
I saw this in theaters with a group of friends and it was flawed, but good. I thought it was fun. You could tell the director's life was on the line, as he had very little to work with.I got this on Blu-ray and I truly believe the picture is 1000 times better than the theater was. Maybe it was the theater in Des Moines that had a bad projector. The presentation is way better on the Blu-ray disc. It's one of these movies that keeps you thinking about it after. The concept was good, you simply feel bad in places that it could've been done justice with more budget. The result is a quirky little movie, but I didn't believe the main character was a writer. That could've been fleshed out more. A former colleague is murdered and she uses the main character's mind to lead her killer, who is on the run, into another dimension where she can get revenge on him. Overall, it was enjoyable. A movie for aspiring filmmakers to study, if only to showcase what is possible with a micro-budget and a big idea. The bonus disc is alright, it mostly shows the day to day going on set. Check it out.
Eddie Borgers
I just finished watching Better the devil you know and I can advise no one to do the same. The film is about three friends that come back to their home town because they felt the 'urge' to do so. All of them are without a job and at first that is thought the reason that they came back to the village they grew up in. One of them, Tom Anderson, has had a dream where his and his friends death was predicted to him. The film continues from there.Better the devil you know is a low budget movie and has that written all over it. Unfortunately not in any good way. It lacks a decent story, talented actors and decent music. This actually might have been the first comedy that didn't even make me think about a possible smile. Leave alone actual laugh. Despite the boring beginning I thought this film might have had some potential. I couldn't have been more wrong. After the film ended I was wondering if I could think of a worse way to spend my time. I cannot think of any audience that will like this movie and cannot advise anyone to spend time on this attempt of a movie.
RICHARD
A new kind of humor for me.. . serious farce. quick wit almost "nit wit" but entertaining. subtle humor you could easily miss. But don't miss this flick. Loved Sam's job, and the drive-thru fast food scene. Andy McCain as Sam is a totally believable nerd as a person we all know in life. The attempts to escapes out of town are cool. Some lighting imbalance from character shot to another but added to the fragmenting of the story bits. There could be more about Sam and the techo-haunting of each character but what was there was fun to watch. I bought the 2 disk set from Amazon and suggest that the making of and the out takes give the viewer a full picture of the challenges and fun that goes into a one camera low budget indi film. PROPS.
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