Devil

Released: 2010
Horror, Mystery
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Starring: Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas
Running Time: 80 minutes
Rated: PG-13

The breakdown: A group of people get stuck in an elevator and the Devil is amongst them.


This was a really dumb movie.  The plot is so small, I've already pretty much summed it up in the breakdown.
There's this skyscraper in downtown Philly, someone jumps out a window, a cop is called to investigate.  Meanwhile, in the same building, in an elevator there's a group of 5 strangers who find themselves stuck and the security room is aware of the problem.  While trying to talk to them they lose audio, but still have the cameras.  The cop learns of the elevator problem and while they are trying to get them all out the power gets cut to the lights and when they come back on one of the 5 strangers is dead.
This pattern happens until there are only 2 people left.  The cop and the security guard discuss the possibility that one of the occupants is the true devil from the bible, not metaphorically speaking.

If you really want to see it I won't discuss who the killer is, but it's not really worth your 80 minutes.

I say it's forgettable and not entertaining.
1 out of 5 for being at least, an original idea, but poorly executed.  Skip it.