The general concept is good (though apparently stolen), and it does start off quite creepy with a nice slow build. Sadly it suffered from extremely poor writing that seemed to think that ignoring all basic logic would just go unnoticed.
The only time the writer addressed the plot with any hint of realism was at the beginning. OK, he's locked a guy in the cellar. Let's see if he has, then argue about what to do next.
After that it just gets thrown up in the air. Husband and wife would just leave and phone the police. At the very least they'd ask why he thinks it's the devil, followed by how he caught him, seeing as he's, well...the devil. When wife hears the devil laughing and using her name, why doesn't she mention any of this to husband? That's what actual humans would do.
Then there's about 30 minutes of pointless filler. There is all sorts of psychological manipulation that could have dialled up the tension, but instead it's just lazy cliches like old newspaper headlines and dream sequences that add nothing.
The ending is dreadful. I can understand why she shoots the first cop (who doesn't bother checking the room), but I don't understand how she ends up dying as the second cop just stands around like a sitting duck before opening the door that has magically removed the padlocks.
It's just a poor ending as a result of dreadful writing. I can only assume that the writer thinks the general public has a similarly mediocre grasp of plot and continuity as they do.
The only time the writer addressed the plot with any hint of realism was at the beginning. OK, he's locked a guy in the cellar. Let's see if he has, then argue about what to do next.
After that it just gets thrown up in the air. Husband and wife would just leave and phone the police. At the very least they'd ask why he thinks it's the devil, followed by how he caught him, seeing as he's, well...the devil. When wife hears the devil laughing and using her name, why doesn't she mention any of this to husband? That's what actual humans would do.
Then there's about 30 minutes of pointless filler. There is all sorts of psychological manipulation that could have dialled up the tension, but instead it's just lazy cliches like old newspaper headlines and dream sequences that add nothing.
The ending is dreadful. I can understand why she shoots the first cop (who doesn't bother checking the room), but I don't understand how she ends up dying as the second cop just stands around like a sitting duck before opening the door that has magically removed the padlocks.
It's just a poor ending as a result of dreadful writing. I can only assume that the writer thinks the general public has a similarly mediocre grasp of plot and continuity as they do.