The Cloth - Kampf mit dem Teufel

This had to been the worst movie ever. The acting is just horrible. The characters show absolutely no inflection/emotion in their voices. The special effects(well, if you call it that) were just pathetic. My cousin's 11 year old son who makes movies has better quality sound effect programs on his computer than this movie! The story line wasn't even that good. The movie was not meant to be funny, but for some reason, I laughed the entire time, especially at the producer's attempt to make believable demon voices. And I think the most ridiculous thing about the movie was the Jesus uniform that the main character wore. I don't think the cross emblem(or anything that signifies Jesus) belongs on people who run around with weapons blowing heads off of demons. That's an hour and half that you'll never get back, so don't waste your time.

I watched this because Danny Trejo and Eric Roberts are in it. It's not like these two are master thespians or anything, but I find them likable enough, even in B movies. ("B" as in "low Budget" or just plain "Bad".) Trejo and Roberts have small parts, with screen time probably totaling less than 10 minutes between them. Eric Roberts seems to be sleepwalking, stoned, or both. The rest of the cast are unrelentingly horrible, either chewing the scenery or mumbling like blocks of wood blessed with the gift of speech.

The dialog is stilted, juvenile, and lacks both wit and sense. The plot, involving a secret society of exorcists battling demons, is inane and vacuous. This idea has been done before a few times: Constantine 2005, Hellboy 2004, The Ninth Gate 1999, for example. All of these, although there is not a masterpiece among them, are infinitely better than this poor offering.

The special effects are incredibly bad, something that is pretty hard to achieve with today's cheap computer graphic technology. It is often impossible to tell what is supposed to be going on with all the random flashes of colored light and moving shots of geological formations. The camera work is amazingly unskillful. In one of Eric Roberts' few scenes, he's talking to a priest whose head is out of frame at eye level.

I wish there were something positive I could say about The Cloth. Oh... there is something; it put my wife, who has been suffering from insomnia recently, to sleep.

The previous reviewer said that he loved this or "just am crazy"... He was right bout his self appraisal........ I only bothered to write this review as like those God bothers that come knocking on our doors.....I'm trying to save you! This is crap on every level.... Cameo virtually from Danny Treo.... Talk about wooden.....The guy playing the main priest shouldn't be allowed in a Ronald McDonald suit to act let alone be given lines to mono tone out! It never got better........Weak story....poor effects...... It was like I really believed the 10 star review from the previous reviewer and really was waiting for it to change but he plain out lied! Even crap would rate this as Crap! Are you getting the picture? Don't torture yourself with this complete wast of electricity..... Talk about a wast of all their resources & MY TIME! The previous reviewer was either bribed, part of the crew or just plain retarded to believe this was even worth writing about. Ten stars.........You got to be **** kidding! We best never listen to him/her AGAIN!

First, they used cheap film stock always slightly out of focus, no one has the top of their head in most of the shots. My grandmother used to take photos like that, no foreheads!!!! The special effects were really quite funny, not intentionally of course. No wonder it went direct to video. Eric Roberts must be on muscle relaxers as his performance is dull and lethargic, and Danny Trejo is basically a cameo. The other actors in the film are uninspiring and really need acting lessons. The film is dark and brooding, but then, so is my cat. About halfway through the film, I noticed that staring at my cat was way more scary. Maybe she is possessed!!!! Maybe I am, while writing this review! I know this film is possessed --- of no good qualities!

Peace out, Jen

I wish I could give this movie a zero. It does not even deserve a one.

The entire movie is a rip off of other possession/exorcism movies. It's evident that whoever wrote and directed this movie did not have one creative bone in their body. It's almost as if the people behind this sat down, watched any exorcism based movie they could find. And just took bits and pieces. It's a Frankenstein of a movie and I really wish this monster hadn't come to life.

The acting is completely awful, I hope the actors (other than Trejo or Roberts) have a day job because acting shouldn't be it. Even the most die hard of Trejo fans would have trouble watching this movie. If you like B movies this isn't for you. This is more a D- movie.

Whoever wrote the dialogue was trying way to hard to be witty. The dialogue felt forced and unnatural. Watching it I wasn't sure if it was meant to be funny or taken seriously. I still really don't, but I hope it isn't the latter.

What is probably the most unbearable part of the movie is knowing that someone invested 4 million on this cliché infested movie. I've eaten alphabet soup that was more original than this film. Where was that money? The graphics were decent, but no where near worth 4 mill. It had to go somewhere, and something tells me it wasn't the movie.

I know this may seem harsh, but I try my best to support indie filmmakers and indie actors. They are some of the best in the business. Indie filmmakers are one of the things keeping the horror industry alive, an industry focusing on what will sell and not what will withstand the test of time. This movie was not a part of that. So to know that this money could of gone to people with actual talent or at least a half baked original idea is a crime.

The only way I would recommend this movie is if you're out of ipecac and need to vomit.