
Madison, a single mother, and her children, are awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that paranormal experts are too frightened to take on.... (Full plot summary below)
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Madison, a single mother, and her children, are awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that paranormal experts are too frightened to take on.
Leave your thoughts about The Diabolical.
| GuardianMike McCahillNothing out of the ordinary, but it'll keep anyone planning a Halloween all-nighter awake and interested. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonAlthough the plot becomes needlessly busy, Legrand fails to generate palpable terror and the ending feels rather rushed. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyOnly trouble is, none of the elements — the scary stuff, the psychological drama, the family-dynamic crises — really deliver the wallop necessary to provide truly memorable horror fare. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe Diabolical is a tepid horror-thriller that never manages to sell, much less clarify, its potentially ambitious concept. |
| Film ThrillsDeirdre CrimminsEasily one of the more ambitious films I have seen from a first time director. |
| StarburstAndrew PollardBy the time things do spark to life, even the most Red Bull-fuelled of viewers will feel themselves dozing off. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThat lets Diabolical join the burgeoning ranks of half-hearted horror films that most of us don’t get around to watching because there’s not much reward for doing so. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghA sharp little genre mix-it-up that delivers one hell of thoroughly set-up sucker punch without ever undermining its spiffy sci-fi/spook-show hijinks. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerIt might be asking too much for The Diabolical to fully live up to its cheesy-ominous title, but the sheer unadulterated inanity of these proceedings suggests that it'll soon be teleported to the far corners of the B-movie streaming-video abyss. |
| User ReviewMax RThe Diabolical is the best movie of the year!!! I've watched it over 6 times. It made me enjoy horror movies for the very first time!!! The kid in it, Jacob, is an amazing actor and completely understands what the movie is!!! I'd put it up for an oscar if I could and Jacob should win one as well. Despite the fact it was beyond frightening, it was also REALLY REALLY well written. The director obviously knew what he was doing because it turned into a Blockbuster hit! |