A married couple loses their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be, that something terrifying has changed them.
Bogliano's unnerving mood, complemented by grungy camerawork and a shroud of sonic chaos, provides an emotional strain that makes anything possible.
– Matt Patches,
Time Out New York,
11 Dec 2013
fresh:
Bogliano keeps the focus on the psychology rather than the bloodlust, so "Here Comes The Devil" rises above the schlock of typical horror.
– Jordan Hoffman,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec 2013
fresh:
Fond of lurching weirdness, jarring inserts and sonic loudness, Bogliano shows he's invested as much in conveying the psychodrama of a fractured home as he is the signposts of edgy, bloody retro-infused terror.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec 2013
rotten:
A muddled supernatural thriller that fails to capitalize on either its horrific prologue or eerie location.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
12 Dec 2013
rotten:
An auteur like Carlos Reygadas would have taken this in a worthwhile direction, and he did something like this with his significantly artier film Post Tenebras Lux.