Devil

“Five strangers trapped. One of them is not what they seem.”

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” —1 Peter 5:8, The Holy Bible.

“Devil” opens with this statement which explains the goal of Satan for this world, then takes the viewer on a roller coaster ride of horror and death proving that quote's validity.

Five people with unsavory pasts are mysteriously trapped in a high-rise elevator in Philadelphia: unbeknown to four of them, the fifth occupant is Satan. Unmasking him, and trying to survive all the bloody violence, both inside and outside of the elevator, keeps the characters and the audience on the edge.

Detective Bowden played by Chris Messina gives a good performance, as the detective who silently but frantically tries to figure it all out and get in before it's too late. Ramirez, one of the security officers played by Jacob Vargas tells Detective Bowden that what is going on is really demonic, but for the moment the detective doesn't believe it.



The name of Jesus was used only once as an expletive, “Oh… G*d” (3), and the s-word was used at least 8 times, plus *ss (4), d*mn (4), hell (3). Also, there was no nudity.

Because this movie dealt with repentance, unforgiveness and its display of how the Devil can gain a foothold through disobedience to God's Word, I would recommend it, for these reasons only. However, because of the violence and fear, I would not recommend this movie, especially for children and families. The moral of the story is that when you go against God's Word, you open your mind to demonic attack and control through anger, greed, unforgiveness, lust, etc. In movies such as these I would love to see believers take authority over demons as Jesus told us to in His Word.

Violence: Extreme / Profanity: Moderate / Sex/Nudity: Moderate