Upon its release, as expected, everybody hated this film. Why? Because every film dealing with exorcism and tries to replicate the horrors through use of makeup, wall climbing and big yellow eyes immediately draws comparison to the father of this kind of subgenre - The Exorcist. How can any exorcism flick ever hold a candle to its glory? So yes, Along came the devil was passed the hardest of judgment. Was it a good? Not really. Was it bad? Hardly. What it was, and what I felt it wanted to be throufhout the course of its runtime, was an hour and a half of demonic goodness, aiming to please anyone who just felt like watching a possession movie with a friend and some popcorn and giggle at each other during jump scares. That is all this film is. Something to enjoy without judgment, without comparison, without disdain for it trying to be like the Exorcist. Because if you can look past all that, what we have here is a "pleasant" distraction for a horror fan who loves exorcism movies. Nothing more, nothing less.
Review of Along Came the Devil
