The "found footage" sub-genre of horror films needs to end. With the exception of "The Blair Witch Project" every picture in the bunch has been monotonous and lacking. Such is the case with "The Devil Inside". A piece which blatantly steals anything it can from every exorcism film you have ever seen, and then ends without a bit of resolution. A lot of build up, and then nothing. Literally. I assume this is because writer/director William Brent Bell hates the idea of anyone actually enjoying this movie. I see films like this as the cinematic equivalent of reality television. They are cheaply produced tripe that studios put out in order to turn a quick profit, and are usually very successful. This is nice for the studios, but the audience is left with a sub-par waste of time and money. I will be disappointed, but not very surprised, to see another film as bad as this one in 2012. "The Devil Inside" provides no emotion, no sense, and, worst of all, no scares.
Grade: F
Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth
Director: William Brent Bell
Writer(s): William Brent Bell & Matthew Peterman
RT: 83 min
Rating: R for disturbing violent content and grisly images, and for language including some sexual references
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