Mischief Night

What a weird and awesomely different movie this was! Saw the trailer and was very intrigued. Never heard of any of the actors involved (except Malcolm McDowell) and it seemed pretty low- budget but the fact that it also seemed to have this strange twist to it was enough to get me to want to watch. And I'm glad I did. This movie was wacky! First the killer is trying to hack up the dumb blonde girl who is always making stupid moves like swimming almost naked in the pool, then it turns out the blonde girl is way smarter than we thought and maybe the guy doesn't want to kill her, and then they start talking and opening up to each other and you don't know what to think, or what's going to happen next. It's not as funny or violent as Scream, but it has funny and violent parts, and it's overall more emotional. Loved all the performances, but Brooke Anne Smith and Marc Valera particularly. They have great chemistry. The lighting is really moody and creepy too. This one was pretty original and well done.

An intriguing premise full of potentially though falls in the middle during the characterization.

The opening credits of the movie with such montage of Halloween decoration sets the vibe straightaway.

When the film looked like it's another sluggish slasher the plot shifts and changes its tone.

Though the plot could have been improvised in many ways in the middle that is the only moment I believe the film tests your patience. It's not the best film but with low budget it's a very clever direction.

The cinematography is very vivid the color used here shifting from orange to blue is very striking and pretty good.

The acting is acceptable neither so awful nor so incredible all things considered.

The dialogues are genuinely where the film falls short and misses the mark.

This isn't the film for everyone, it's not really a scary film with a lot of jump-scares rather it's more about the craft of film making.

If, movies like Hush and Don't Breathe attract you then this is something you would like otherwise it's just another horror/slasher movie as mentioned.

This film sucked, I can't wait for a good filmmaker who actually has a good script to make a masterpiece on Devil's night. The acting was terrible. The twist was nothing special and very anti climatic. The fight scenes were terribly done and not believable. The only good parts were the score and Malcom. The film started out okay, but with the lack of talent from the director and lead actors this film fell fast. I would consider this one of the worst films for the genre. If you are expecting your typical slasher film you will not get it here. This is a failed attempt to showcase insanity. This film is a waist of time and money, do not watch it!!!!!!!!

Just all around bad, and I'm a fan of terrible horror movies. It just wasn't quite bad enough to reach that so bad it's good again mark.

Different, an unusual outcome, a long development, full of problematic conversations and some unfounded, I liked the old man, the nosy neighbor, who has some extra scenes at the end of the film ... It is neither good nor bad, different, regular ...