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Devils Stay korean drama review
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Devils Stay
4 people found this review helpful
by Kate
Feb 12, 2025
Completed
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Grief, hope and sacrifice - human drama with mediocre scares.

I will forever fail to understand why movie-makers are so obsessed over filling their horror stories with mediocre scares and overused special effects, especially when the plot could be actually turned into a solid horror drama that focuses more on the human emotions, rather than supernatural aspects.

The good parts of the scripts were: the desperation and grief that Seung Do felt after his daughter's death. The regret about his choices. The sacrifices he made. Ban Hae Sin's past trauma surrounding Father Michael, and how it affected him currently. These were the gripping parts. The possession and supernatural elements should have been there to add the flavor. And yet... they went full cliche with black eyes, cults, over the top performances and epilepsy attack like possession scenes.

Performance wise, it was just flat.

Overall, nothing new, nothing fresh. Decent to pass time, but there are better movies even as mild entertainment.
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