The Devil's Candy

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What, to me, kept this film from earning higher marks was simply how silly the plot and direction turned out to be. I get that the father was weak and spineless (No gun in the house? In rural Texas? With a wife and vulnerable young girl in the sprawling, relatively isolated house?), but was he so weak that he couldn't fight off an overweight burglar? How'd he suddenly gain so much strength to suddenly go running through a burning house if he was shot several times and left for dead? The part about how the father came to be able to channel the killer's darkest, murderous thoughts on canvas needed explaining, too. How this is possible is a mystery, since Fatboy is just a regular human being who spent many years in a psych hospital for attacking local school girls with a brick, his M.O. Somehow, being in the hospital all those years endowed him with supernatural powers. The Pluses to this film was the ability of the studio to license Metallica songs. And the fact that the titles were written in Iron Maiden lettering doesn't hurt, either.

The relatively high rating for a horror was reason to give this a blast, but having sat through it I'd advise you to avoid it unless you are 10 to 16 years old and think IRRRRN MAIDENNNN rawk in hell. Seriously, don't waste your time. Pros: slightly above average cinematography. Sorry, only one pro. Cons: cinematography mostly consists of sweaty tattoo goatee dad hero and sweaty mysterious fat guy. Predictable, snail pace storyline. Lazy child in danger sequences. Awful teenage metal guitar drone throughout. Cliché demonic art. Avoid like the plague unless you are a teenager who loves kerrazeee satanic dethmetal and Metallica, that wild and rebellious group who thoughtfully took their fans to court. Seriously save yourself this waste of time and seek out Near Dark or Jeepers Creepers. Or literally ANY OTHER FILM.