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Sorry About the Demon

  • 2022
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
894
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Paige Evans, Jeff McQuitty, Jon Michael Simpson, and Olivia Ducayen in Sorry About the Demon (2022)
A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits
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A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits.A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits.A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits.

  • Director
    • Emily Hagins
  • Writer
    • Emily Hagins
  • Stars
    • Jon Michael Simpson
    • Jeff McQuitty
    • Olivia Ducayen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    894
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Emily Hagins
    • Writer
      • Emily Hagins
    • Stars
      • Jon Michael Simpson
      • Jeff McQuitty
      • Olivia Ducayen
    • 19User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jon Michael Simpson
    Jon Michael Simpson
    • Will
    Jeff McQuitty
    Jeff McQuitty
    • Patrick
    Olivia Ducayen
    Olivia Ducayen
    • Aimee
    Paige Evans
    Paige Evans
    • Amy
    Dave Peniuk
    Dave Peniuk
    • Ken Sellers
    Sarah Cleveland
    Sarah Cleveland
    • Tammy Sellers
    Presley Allard
    Presley Allard
    • Grace Sellers
    Jude Zappala
    • Jake Sellers
    Tony Vespe
    Tony Vespe
    • Deomonous
    • (voice)
    Kristen MacCulloch
    Kristen MacCulloch
    • Mona
    Scout Flint
    • Ghost Boy
    Jolly Amoako
    Jolly Amoako
    • Charlie
    Luxy Banner
    Luxy Banner
    • Presto Paste H.R.
    • (voice)
    Somerville Black
    • Samantha
    Haley Garnett
    • Workout Tape
    • (voice)
    Ben Hanks
    • Presto Paste Customer
    • (voice)
    Sydney Huddleston
    • Ghost
    • (voice)
    Ivan Hutomo
    Ivan Hutomo
    • Police Officer #2
    • Director
      • Emily Hagins
    • Writer
      • Emily Hagins
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    6kamalbeeee

    Average black comedy horror movie...!

    A family decided to sacrifice a human for ghost there in their new house... Soo a protogonist came to that house for rent and soon he starts to do fun and torture with those ghosts and he don't want to go another house due to personal issues... Finally one bad ghost destroyed by him and starts living with 2 bad ghosts... One time watchable movie...!

    A family decided to sacrifice a human for ghost there in their new house... Soo a protogonist came to that house for rent and soon he starts to do fun and torture with those ghosts and he don't want to go another house due to personal issues... Finally one bad ghost destroyed by him and starts living with 2 bad ghosts... One time watchable movie...!
    6Jblum5

    Sorry about the lack of scares

    "Sorry About The Demon" tells the story of a recently dumped screw up who moves into a haunted house with a very goofy demon intent on finding a human host.

    I think someone's enjoyment of this movie will be completely dependent on how you feel about this movie's tone. It goes for laughs nearly every time you expect it to go for scares. It isn't scary, and it really isn't that funny but the jokes and wit are consistent throughout and I laughed out loud of a few times. I grew to like what they were going for, even though it needed better writing and characters to grab the brass ring. The effects were poor and it's poor production budget shows through at times but never took me completely out of the story due to the nature of the story. However if you go into this story wanting horror - you picked the wrong movie.

    Overall I'm glad films like this can get made because they are different and fun, even though this film is just an average attempt at a horror comedy. I think it's worth a watch with the correct expectations and have some fun with it.
    7comradechairmanobama

    A fun, entertaining film - recommend!

    "Sorry About the Demon" is a humorous, almost light-hearted, take on demon possession. In a nutshell, a family makes a deal with a demon residing in their house to find a suitable human host for it instead of the demon possessing their young daughter. The demon's name is "Deonomous", which, quite hilariously I thought, their teenage son made fun of at first. Thus enters our hero, a likable loser who just broke up with his girlfriend, who rents the whole place from the family for super cheap. There was a surprising lack of questions from our hero as to why the family was renting out the entire place, fully furnished, for so cheap, but waddya gonna do? And from there, of course, hilarity ensues.

    This was a fun movie. Overall, the acting was pretty good. The main character, Will, did a very good job. He was very likable and I found myself rooting for him from the start. The real upside of this film is no deaths, no graphic violence, no nudity, and pretty tame on the language. Scary? Well, there was nothing that would keep me up at night, for sure (except for the actual fact of demon possession...), but there were a few parts that were creepy enough. Like, if some of the things that happened to Will happened to me, I would have been out of there pretty dang quick. But, part of what made it so humorous is how Will took it all in stride and ignored or explained it all away (at first). All that being said, I don't think I would want a young child to watch this.

    So, it was funny, pretty clean, and overall just a fun watch. Definitely entertaining, and definitely recommended for something that ain't gonna give you any nightmares.

    So that's why 7 stars: it was good. Not that it was so awesome, but that it actually didn't stink and kept me interested enough to the end.
    4paul_haakonsen

    It had potential...

    When I sat down to watch the movie "Sorry About the Demon" from writer and director Emily Hagins, I had never heard about the movie. But the synopsis sounded interesting, and with it being a horror comedy that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to watch the movie.

    However, "Sorry About the Demon" was somewhat a of a dud. While the synopsis had some promise to it, the end result movie was just not all that enticing or entertaining. Sure, it was a watchable movie, but it just fell short of being all that entertaining. And for me, it was because the movie was a tad too generic and mundane.

    I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Sorry About the Demon", but I will say that they had some fair enough talents on the cast list. Just a shame that they didn't have a more fulfilling script and storyline to work with and bring to life on the screen.

    Visually then "Sorry About the Demon" was an adequate enough movie. Sure, it wasn't a top notch over-the-top special effects galore, but the special effects and make-up effects in the movie worked well enough in favor of the movie.

    "Sorry About the Demon" didn't impress me, and there are far better horror comedies out there. But I am sure that writer and director Emily Hagins movie here will find appeal with an audience, no doubt about it.

    My rating of "Sorry About the Demon" lands on a four out of ten stars.
    6kannibalcorpsegrinder

    An uneven but still likable genre effort

    After breaking up with his girlfriend, a man takes up an offer to move into a house for a new start, but after spending time there comes to believe the house is haunted by a demonic entity intent on getting close to him and enlists the help of some friends who believe him to contain the dark force.

    This was a pretty enjoyable if somewhat flawed genre effort. Among the better elements of this one is the rather immersive atmosphere present with this one as it features a rather unique take on the subject matter. Focusing on the idea of the house clearly being haunted but him too clueless to pick on the overt qualities due to his naive charm and good-hearted nature, there's a lot to like here as the film runs through the clear stages of it being haunted. While it's known from the beginning that there's something wrong within the house due to the initial possession, that these scenes aren't more of a clue-in to what's going on earlier serves to nicely build the setup of the film quite nicely. Once that's in place, the film does quite a nice job of bringing together the group to try to figure out what's happening to him as the longer he stays there the more obvious it is that the place is haunted. Initially built incredibly well off his nonchalant attitude making him blind and oblivious to things like the cake decorations that magically appear, voices talking to him through the TV or the radio, and objects going missing throughout the house, these soon grow to the point of possessing loved ones to psychologically torment him that provides the means through which the main purpose of the film is gradually revealed. This causes the highly engrossing and engaging finale bringing these together for a lot to like here at points. There are some flaws to be had with this one. One of the main factors against this one is the highly uneven tone present that wants us to think this is funny but tends to fall flat more often than not. The main thing here is the central relationship which is written to be a way for us to identify with his underdog persona but she is entirely in the wrong for breaking up with him when he's rightfully putting more focus on work. That carries over into his attitude about the house being haunted as everything that's going on clearly shows it's haunted but him writing these away as something else entirely doesn't make any of this funny but instead makes it somewhat hard to care what's going on if it's hard to care about him. That becomes even bigger once the relationship is rekindled and they get back together as not only is the relationship generally cliched to begin with but also causes the rapidly shifting tone to feel even more troublesome. The added intrigue of trying to save someone he cares for is sapped away by the same comically lackadaisical nature of his treatment towards a demonic being and his attempts at settling what's going on only result in a wildly varying and over-the-top series of scenes that are meant to be scary or thrilling but are so hamstrung by its lackluster presentation that it ends up somewhat lacking. Combined with an overlong running time that could've ended a lot earlier, these factors are what brings this one down.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language, Violence, and children-in-jeopardy.

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2023 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Извините за демона
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Paper Street Pictures
      • Hangar 18 Media
      • Blood Oath
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