Does a good job of telling a fascinating, if somewhat familiar story. Egoyan has stripped away the clinical nature of the documentary retellings of the story to reveal the personalities behind the headlines.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2021

Devil's Knot is an adept, straightforward recounting of a judicial travesty.

| Aug 13, 2020

A disappointment that is only partially saved by its actors. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 14, 2020

It never quite finds a reason to exist, and that's a genuine shame, as a case as multi-dimensional as the one it used as source material should have more than enough inspiration.

| Aug 5, 2019

Today we find a director more concerned with recovering his idiosyncrasy than with deepening our fears. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 17, 2019

The passion of the two leads is not enough to carry the film to any satisfying conclusion.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 14, 2019

Despite solid performances from the bulk of the cast, overall, the characterization is so shallow there is little that allows us to empathize with the protagonists.

| Mar 5, 2019

The courtroom drama is powerful enough to make us wish that they'd given less time to Ms. Hobbs and more time to showing us the rest of what's known to have occurred.

| Original Score: B | Jan 15, 2019

The true story is undeniably a fascinating one, full of tragedy, anguish and scandalous injustice, yet Egoyan has stripped Devil's Knot clean of all that and fashioned a run-of-the-mill 온라인카지노추천 movie in its place.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 13, 2018

Devil's Knot feels strangely clean. This, at least, meshes with the film's made-for-온라인카지노추천 quality and style, although at this punishing duration, such tidiness hardly seems worth celebrating.

| Oct 2, 2017

"Devil's Knot" is a misguided attempt to tell the story of the West Memphis Three, something that was told infinitely better in the brilliant documentary "West of Memphis" by Amy Berg.

| Sep 16, 2017

Devil's Knot is a fine film, but those searching for Egoyan's signature touches (which would seem apparent) will be left wanting more.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 27, 2016

Sound and look are key to atmosphere of ominous inevitability of conviction. . .Admirable for using only local points-of-view. ..Worth seeking out for thoughtful perspective.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 1, 2016

If anything positive can be gained from Devil's Knot, it's that hopefully it will lead new viewers to the magnificent experiences that await them by watching the superior Paradise Lost trilogy and the conclusive West of Memphis

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 7, 2014

It doesn't quite gel as either a proper whodunnit, an insight into a killer's mind, a debate about lyrics in heavy metal music or a gripping legal case.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2014

In its way, this is the most terrifying horror movie I've seen in a long time; the woods where the kids die are like something out of Evil Dead. I was left angry and wrung out.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 1, 2014

This blandly made dramastisation by Atom Egoyan is an extremely average courtroom piece that, despite strong work by Reece Witherspoon and Colin Firth, feels like a 1970s telemovie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 1, 2014

It compares most unfavourably with the recent Prisoners, which told an entirely fictional story about missing children with far more intrigue, suspense and cinematic skill than Egoyan's muted effort.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 30, 2014

It is really down to Egoyan's cast to find a way to connect with the viewer on a personal level. Thankfully, one and all are more than up to the task.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 24, 2014

It's a pity to see [director Atom] Egoyan fumbling around here, unable to create anything great with the material - be it mood, drama or social critique. It's far from his best work.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 24, 2014