Late Night with the Devil

Suspension of belief? It's important

Ever since William Peter Blatty's 'THE EXORCIST' was adapted for the screen, NO possession movie has ever come close to matching the raw supernatural power of director William Friedkin's hit, which since 1973 to present day still terrifies viewers. Don't get me wrong, more recent releases such as 'The Blair Witch Project', 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Conjuring' have caused reverberations from audiences and the media similar to that of 'The EXORCIST', but their concept and depiction is vastly different also. 'Late Night With The Devil' sits quite comfortably within these recent releases but strikes a much better chord for fans of the 1973 horror masterpiece. In a bid to revive his career and re-launch his show 'Night Owls', struggling late-night TV host, Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) decides to air a live show on Halloween night in 1977. The most prolific of the guests announced among the lineup of a self-proclaimed psychic/medium and magician is the sole survivor of a Satanic Church that committed mass suicide: a young teenage girl named Lilly D'Abo (Ingrid Torelli) who is supposedly possessed. Accompanying Lilly on the show is her friend and supervisor, acclaimed parapsychologist author June Ross-Mitchell (Laura Gordon). Met with scepticism around the possession, June is coerced into bringing the demon hiding within Lilly forward while on live TV, a being that Lilly refers to simply as "Mr Wriggles". From the time the show begins, things slowly begin to spiral and soon the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur for the thousands of viewers watching as an unspeakable evil is released. We view 'Late Night With The Devil' as a live TV show, albeit during the advertisement breaks we remain on set, witnessing the crew chatting without constraint, applying make-up and re-dressing the set. But we also bear witness to the narsarcissm. Live and found footage isn't a new concept for audiences. 'The Blair Witch Project' and 'Paranormal Activity' have shown just how successful the concept can be when done right. Ultimately, 'Late Night With The Devil' achieves what it sets out to do. Though the low budget is evident, the acting is on par and the effects work well within the dreary 1977-esque footage. On a separate note, the actress who portrays Lilly (Ingrid Torelli) is absolutely superb and steals the scenes from all those around her when in focus.

Definitely one of the better newer horror movies. I not really the biggest fan of horror films though.

stupid, annoying bullshit

Not really scary, but extremely well produced, amazingly acted and very entertaining and for once - really original!

I enjoyed watching “Late Night with the Devil”, but it was less than I had heard, and I felt it could have been better. They said it could be the best of the year, so I went with the expectation that it would be a brilliant “When Evil Lurks” by Argentinian director Demián Rugna ?! No! My expectations were too high, but “Late Night with the Devil” could make the top ten list of the year.

Left me staring at the TV in disbelief at the ending, like, HOLY ****, Being a religious person and being into the supernatural, this is a must watch!

Late Night with the Devil really feels like a 90s late night show, with the humor and style of the whole movie. The ending was crazy and the cartoonish visuals effects worked really well. The ending didn't really work for me though and left a lot of questions unanswered.

Sooooo boring! A lot of build up with very little pay off. They could have just made this an episode of the Twilight Zone and save me 90 minutes I'll never get back.

Beyond expectations! Fresh take on an old, to me tired concept, the possessed demon child, with a setting and cast that will keep you glued to your seat.