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The Evil Within

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
4.3K
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Michael Berryman and Frederick Koehler in The Evil Within (2017)
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A lonely, mentally handicapped boy befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.A lonely, mentally handicapped boy befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.A lonely, mentally handicapped boy befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.

  • Director
    • Andrew Getty
  • Writer
    • Andrew Getty
  • Stars
    • Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Dina Meyer
    • Frederick Koehler
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
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    • Director
      • Andrew Getty
    • Writer
      • Andrew Getty
    • Stars
      • Sean Patrick Flanery
      • Dina Meyer
      • Frederick Koehler
    • 58User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Sean Patrick Flanery
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    • John Peterson
    Dina Meyer
    Dina Meyer
    • Lydia
    Frederick Koehler
    Frederick Koehler
    • Dennis Peterson
    Michael Berryman
    Michael Berryman
    • Cadaver
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    Francis Guinan
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    Kelly Mantle
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      • Andrew Getty
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    6Foutainoflife

    Not A Film For Arachnophobics!!

    This is a film about a young man with mental disabilities who is being toyed with by a demon that lives inside mirrors. The demon infects the man's dreams but also conveniences him to do unspeakable things by having conversations through mirrors.

    This isn't a bad film. I found it horrific because of the way spiders were used. I am an arachnophobic and was literally having to cover my eyes at times because it was so disturbing for me. I watch a lot of horror without ever being scared but if you want to see me jump and act scared for my life, just put me in close proximity of a spider and I will give you a show.

    This was also horrific and kinda sad in that it was the manipulation of someone with disabilities. However, evil roots itself wherever it can and showing that it can be found with this young man makes you think. This is a lower budgeted film but I thought it was acted and filmed well. I'm glad I took a chance on it even though the spiders were rough.
    5Red-Barracuda

    Some good visual ideas but uneven on the whole

    A mentally handicapped young man lives with his older brother. The older sibling has guilt in that he was responsible for an incident leading to his brother's condition. One day he buys him a large antique mirror which unfortunately turns out to be an evil artefact that talks to the little brother from another dimension, imploring him to commit horrendous acts.

    Quite amazingly, this movie was filmed over a period of fifteen years, which is a huge time period to focus on one project and which is not really at all obvious from the finished film. The director was Andrew Getty who was one of the heirs to the Getty family fortune, this allowed him to plough millions of his own money into the film but he seems to have been a troubled individual and ended up dying before the film was released. If I'm being totally honest, I'm not sure the end results justify the huge amount of time that was invested in this project. It certainly has some good Lovecraftian imagination at times, with some imaginative macabre imagery and creatures but I felt it was held back somewhat by the central performance of Frederick Koehler as the disturbed brother, who I found quite grating throughout. The story in general is okay but not especially remarkable, the strengths of this one lie mainly with some of its visual ideas which are often successfully surreal and nightmarish. On the whole, there are some worthwhile ideas interwoven into this one but I thought it to be a bit uneven on the whole.
    6labbe-35319

    Fairly good on its own, incredible in context.

    On its own, it was fairly good; not very much to say since I couldn't help but think about the context. The ending was a little confusing, but if you saw the movie you'd probably be surprised if it wasn't confusing.

    Now for the context. No one's first film is great or even good, but this was a very good first effort from the writer-director and I think it showed a great natural artistic capability that a longer career would have honed. I was amazed at how good this was for a first film and it's tragic to think there will never be another movie from this clearly gifted artist.

    That being said, if I didn't know the backstory behind the film, I probably wouldn't have sought it out, let alone even heard of it, and it's better to judge a film on its own rather than the context around its making. I acknowledge that I had a bias going into this movie as I went in knowing the tragic story of the writer-director, but the bias should not be judged too harshly as I've gone into many movies wanting them to be good and that's never stopped me from judging them to be bad if they were indeed bad. While The Evil Within is not great, it's certainly memorable. 6/10 might not sound like a good rating, but I prefer a 4-star scale, with 2 stars being average, not bad but not exactly memorable, and 3 stars being good, and this movie's in between, so my rating is 2.5/4 stars. A not exactly good but certainly memorable movie, and an incredible first and only film from an untapped talent.
    6kevandeb

    Too Flawed to be a Classic, but Worth a Watch

    It is such as tough movie to critique after one viewing. It is without doubt a flawed attempt, but the concept makes it worth a viewing. it is not a gore fest, but more of a mind bender, or at least tries to be. I applaud the effort and concept, but it lacks in a few key areas. Some basic details are forgotten and the continuity is stuttering, having said all that it is a film you want to like and this is probably due to the lead character giving a good performance, whilst others in the cast struggle.
    6Gunnar_R_Ingibjargarson

    Very original and twister.

    A young mentally handicapped boy who lives with his older brother life begins to crumple after he's brother brings him an antique mirror in his room, and a old demon who lives in it demend he do evil things to his family. The Evil Within is a very sadistic and twistic tale of loneliness and how it is to be different in this world. What I liked the most about this film is it's originality, and what limit the director is ready to go. The young Frederick Koehler, is really greati in this film.

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      The director died 2 years before the films release due to a hemorrhaging ulcer caused by his ongoing methamphetamine addiction.
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      [first lines]

      Dennis Peterson: Life is a story. People think dreams are stories. They seem like stories, but they're not.

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      Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Films That Took Forever to Make (2018)

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2017 (Indonesia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Whiplash
    • Filming locations
      • Guadalupe, California, USA(Ice Cream Store, bus crash, and various exterior street scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Supernova LLC
      • The Writers Studio
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      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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