Review of The Devil's Candy (2016) by Mitchell H — 31 Jan 2018

The Devil's Candy: Written and directed by Sean Byrne.

This movie was highly recommended on various review sites. I saw it pop up again and again. I finally gave in and decided to watch it. Demons and heavy metal got my attention. I enjoyed Deathgasm and it seemed like this might be in a similar vein. It is not that at all. It is a slow paced artsy style horror movie that feels like it might be a supernatural haunting film.

Right from the very beginning, the movie starts to lose me. This family moves into this great big farmhouse in rural Texas. It's in the middle of nowhere and they have only one car. It's as old as dirt. It's the station wagon from Vacation. The mother talks about taking the bus to the salon where she works. The dad is an artist. There's no way they can afford this house even with a murder taking place there dropping the price down.

This movie loses credibility from the get go. It has me asking questions that I really should not be asking. The heavy metal stuff doesn't play as integral a part in the story as it seems from the beginning. It is just character dressing. It tries to make them different from your average person who finds themselves in this situation.

It's a little unsettling in the presentation. I did enjoy the camera work a bit. But this movie is a lot of window dressing. It is a generic home invasion story with devilish elements. It is a short film but it feels so much longer. It is a dull movie. I simply can not recommend this one. Try again another time. I give this film a D.