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Devil's Knot
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
4 June 1972, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
18 February 1977, Reno, Nevada, USA
30 October 1961, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
11 October 1969, Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
22 September 1975, Houston, Texas, USA
May 09, 2014
An exhaustively researched - and, quite frankly, very exhausting - adaptation of journalist Mara Leveritt's book.
May 09, 2014
There are too many major characters and too many points of emphasis. As elegantly directed as it sometimes is, it feels disjointed, scattered.
August 01, 2014
In its way, this is the most terrifying horror movie I've seen in a long time; the woods where the kids die are like something out of Evil Dead. I was left angry and wrung out.
December 07, 2014
If anything positive can be gained from Devil's Knot, it's that hopefully it will lead new viewers to the magnificent experiences that await them by watching the superior Paradise Lost trilogy and the conclusive West of Memphis
January 01, 2016
Sound and look are key to atmosphere of ominous inevitability of conviction. . .Admirable for using only local points-of-view. ..Worth seeking out for thoughtful perspective.
May 13, 2014
Comes across as a cinematic, slightly dramatized Cliffs Notes edition a story that's been told often.
October 10, 2014
It doesn't quite gel as either a proper whodunnit, an insight into a killer's mind, a debate about lyrics in heavy metal music or a gripping legal case.
May 09, 2014
It's not a bad film, exactly, but it's a jumbled, uncertain one, and it never quite makes a compelling case for itself.
May 09, 2014
A rather dull docudrama that doesn't have a strong reason to exist, outside of perhaps a financial one.
June 10, 2014
Takes a long time to tell us nothing we didn't know ... A missed opportunity.
June 27, 2016
Devil's Knot is a fine film, but those searching for Egoyan's signature touches (which would seem apparent) will be left wanting more.