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2/10
So bad it's heartbreaking
tamalskh28 March 2020
Ok, I wasn't expecting a masterpiece with a 3.8 rating on IMDB but this , this surpassed my imagination by a mile , should have set the bar lower than ground zero.

The top billed actor doesn't show up until a good 30 minutes into the film, has so little screen time it could be easily termed an extended camio.

After seeing many horror films and reading materials of this genre I could make a guess as to what was the explanation for all that but seriously wasn't that the film's responsibility to do the explanation? Not like spoon feeding the audience but like making sense of everything.

It really hurts to see Eduardo Noriega in something so poorly made. He is better than this, he deserves better than this.

Film was made like 3 years ago, released only this year in thetres in Mexico and now on Netflix - making it evident nothing good was to come out of it.

But it goes beyond that, it hurts to see a film this bad.
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2/10
Very disapoint
charlesartbr30 March 2020
The first 5 minutes make me thought "this will be a good movie", but I was wrong, this movie sucks, looks like a mexican soap opera, with scenes that were made to be scare but they were not, it is ridiculous. Very bad scripting and directing.
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2/10
Awful
michal-567-46260931 March 2020
I've just turned off the Netflix after watching 25 minutes of this horrible movie. I'm not sure why would they allow such BS movie on their platform. A friendly reminder to myself: visit IMDB before watching any movie!
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1/10
It is so bad it made me angry. DO NOT WATCH!
lilianqueirozcomex10 April 2020
I cannot believe I wasted my time with it. This is one of the worst things I've ever looked at. Please note that I am including everything else I have laid my eyes on since I was born. This is so trash. If I were the people who worked on this movie, I would be ashamed to leave my house. I would change my name and move to another country.

I want to start a campaign for Netflix to remove it from its catalog, because this is an insult to all of the other movies there (good and bad). It is so terrible I wanna cry. Seriously, PLEASE DO NOT WATCH IT. Do anything else. Walk your dog, exercise, do chores. But please do not waste your time, like I did (sad song).
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1/10
Trash
jcbvalderrama5 April 2020
Do yourself a favor. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME BY WATCHING THIS MOVIE. Do chores instead.

I madean account here just to write this review. Consider this a gift!
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1/10
Trying to be a Mexican Constantine and failing miserably
lopezpatricia-061391 April 2020
Truly awful film had to switch it off 44 mins in. The fact it was dubbed added to the abysmal acting.
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4/10
Basic possession flick with a twist.
Galdhr27 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly my hopes weren't high, so La Marca del Demonio didn't disappoint.

The plot is pretty much what you'd expect from a possession-movie, with a minor twist; the priests' sidekick is also possessed by a demon.

The acting is good, way better than what you usually see in similar movies, which was a pleasant surprise. The mood, setting and music are also pretty good throughout the film; dark, haunting and gritty.

I would have rated the movie higher, had it been longer - giving the story and characters more depth. It felt a bit rushed and the story was left with enough holes to leave you annoyed, like we aren't getting the full story.

All in all, your basic possession flick. Not awesome, but not that bad either.
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3/10
3
Edvis-199710 April 2020
This movie... Totally disaster. Effects poor, actors tragic, plot jumps everywhere, no sense, random episodes. Like what did I just watch? Don't watch it... Please, save your time....
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1/10
Do not watch
samuel_mida10 April 2020
Do not watch its very bad movie and cheapest looks like
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10/10
The ending is breathtaking
babiczeljko9 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The ending was next level.

Do not watch it.

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7/10
A few new twists to demonic possession
seiteom27 March 2020
Two sisters get hold of a demonic book and read from it aloud. Obviously, they should not have. The consequences lead one sister to seek help from an exorcist who has unexpected connections.

Quite good actually, some new twists on the typical demon possession story. The characters are unusually fleshed out. Some gore, some jump scenes, but is foremost carried forward by the story. On the negative side, the film is a bit short and quite a few threads are kept loose at the end. There are some very obvious cliches used, but I do feel they are overall used consciously and playfully.

So, an overall good film to watch.
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1/10
BAD AS BAD GOES
yonghanntan28 March 2020
Unbelievably bad script, badder acting. Predictable from start to end. Gory scenes.
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1/10
Don't watch
nikosvl-9992212 April 2020
Such a waste of time.... Was so boring and ridiculously funny at the same time. Scenario that does not make sense and the acting under the average...
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3/10
WTF
eventlaunch5 April 2020
What was this movie it was like watching bits of other movies stitched together nothing worth while here
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1/10
worst movie i have ever seen
baranselbalaban12 April 2020
Very very bad a film. don't watch. waste time. 0 points
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1/10
Ridiculous
elanderson424 April 2020
Dubbed over in English, this movie is completely ridiculous.
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1/10
This is so.......
jonasmagnusson17 April 2020
Really, who does a movie like this? How can Netflix do trash like this? Give me back the time I wasted 😠 The ones that casted these people (actors if you would call them that) must be the worst in the industry and the director, have no words. Feel sorry for the editors that had nothing good to edit
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1/10
Worst horror ever seen.
ayushtyagi-9702231 March 2020
I've actually never cared to give a review to any sort of content ever in my life but this movie had a success in doing that. Bad voice overs, unnecessary and irrelevant background music, one of the worst recommended movie on my wall by Netflix. The movie contain only predictable horror scene (which I'm saying as it says it is a horror movie) and the director has not put any efforts in giving any sort of thriller, horror or chilling turn to make it more exciting to watch. I would request Netflix team to hire some crazy Movie screening team for recommending marvel-lous stuff on Netflix wall (I think I just talked about myself). XD To be really honest, it was really disappointing to watch this movie alone.
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1/10
Horrifically terrible
This belongs to the top 10 worst movies I've seen. It's impossible to feel any sympathy for any of the characters, there are no actual demons whatsoever, the plot is messy, and the female protagonists feel more like birch wood planks rather than humans. Disgusting movie, don't watch, unless you are depressed like me and want to watch something thats is by far worse than your life.
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10/10
Nice story and movie
loverofindia10 November 2020
Watched it recently,good story but actors acting is less effective,any how film is nice
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6/10
enjoyed it but too much moments that refer to the classics
trashgang1 April 2020
Today I saw the trailer on netflix telling me, this one is for you. Okay, La Marca Del Demonio or translated The Mark Of The Devil (once a good 1970 flick) got my attention. Has seen it, i don't really know what to think about it because,

It's a low budget clearly and coming out of Mexico, not a flick standard, it wasn't that bad after all. But it's a mixture of a lot of flicks. The hospital check-up, and the possessed girl, yep The Exorcist. Talking about Necronomicon, yes, The Evil Dead. and I can go on and on.

Started off good for me I did get confused with the character with his head and his friend, the addicted priest. Sometimes I thought, what the hell are you doing in this flick. So storywise, a rare one.

Further they did use gory moments, the headshot was well done. The crucifix scene is the goriest one, the fight scene's are a bit strange.

So overall, clocking in at 80 minutes it was over before I knew it but it's mediocre feeling due the attempts to add a bit of the classics didn't work always. It's not that bad, but a lot of horror geeks will turn this off.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
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1/10
FAIL
martinjankov29 May 2020
Disaster. Fail in story. Missing peaces in the story. How the sister got possesed, how the boy was alive, why he got shot and what that accomplished.

Why was this movie made at all?
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1/10
An acting less than mediocre
romainfournier31 July 2020
I barley watched the first 30 minutes of the film and I was already dismayed by the lack of realism of the scenario (which accordingly removes the frightening atmosphere from the movie) and by the poor quality acting. If you don't even feel fear in the characters' reaction, you're not feeling anxious watching the movie either. I actually stopped watching the movie before the end because there was no tension.
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2/10
Pretty bad
karentindale29 March 2020
Karl as a character is highly annoying and really badly conveyed, by the hammy acting and awful costume. The dragging on the cigarette shots are tedious - doesn't make him look intimidating, or mysterious. Just more like some scruffy college emo kid, sucking on a joint at a party, in the hope some crush he fancies will be watching, and thinks he looks cool. The script and acting is also pretty terrible. Especially when the parents return home to find the priest there. Overall a very over done concept, that brought nothing new or original to the table. No scares. Some gore but so over done it's comical. I found myself feeling very bored and felt no connection to a y of the characters whatsoever. They are very pooy developed. As it was dubbed as well I think this made it feel like it was more badly acted than it was probably portrayed in its original dialogue.
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1/10
Thought it was a comedy
grobinson-3146828 March 2020
You will see why if you give this film a go. Obviously a low budget film, nothing horror about it, I spent most of the time laughing.
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