Devil's Due
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 17, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaJan 20, 2014
Although it won’t win any points for originality, it is a fast-moving little chiller filled with creepy atmosphere and convincing performances. Read full review
67
The PlaylistDrew TaylorJan 17, 2014
If there's a problem that gets in the way of some genuinely scary moments, it's that the filmmakers (all four of them) don't ever give you enough information to invest in the characters. Read full review
60
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 17, 2014
The small achievement of Devil’s Due is how much it both exploits the video-cam approach and overcomes some of its limitations. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJan 17, 2014
While it’s generally above-average for this sorry genre, it’s so derivative, in both style and narrative, that there’s still an overwhelming sense of plodding inevitability to the whole affair. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJan 22, 2014
Although a slow-burn approach to this sort of creepfest is generally a smart move, Devil’s Due peters out of outright suspense midway through and never fully recovers, despite (or possibly because of) a final reel that may shock some viewers but will leave die-hard genre fans gnashing their teeth and rending their clothes in dismay. Read full review
40
The GuardianMike McCahillJan 16, 2014
It's as substantial as seeing "The Exorcist" redone on Snapchat – and let's not even consider the implication of casting black and Latino performers as Satan's minions, because clearly its makers haven't. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonNigel FloydJan 16, 2014
Devil’s Due spends far too much time on home movie footage of likeable newlyweds Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha McCall (Allison Miller), while neglecting to scare the bejesus out of us. Read full review
40
EmpireKim NewmanJan 16, 2014
An ordinary, forgettable horror film. Even the Devil deserves more than this. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyJan 16, 2014
Oscillates between the jolting and the absurd, bottoming out with a nonsensical coda. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJan 17, 2014
The dialogue is dull, the performances perfunctory and while it is novel to leave out “the explainer” character — that slim hope that a priest, an expert on the Occult or whoever, can give the characters answers — common to this genre, leaving that character out robs the film of pathos and urgency. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 20, 2014
We're more than 45 years out from Roman Polanski's director-controlled masterpiece in gestating terror, and yet no gimmick in Devil's Due — no point-of-view shock cut or shaky-cam "realism" — is as dread-inducing as tracking the grim revelations on Mia Farrow's face. Read full review
30
Village VoiceChuck WilsonJan 17, 2014
Devlin's script tips its hand so early on that Devil's Due lumbers toward a woefully flat, predictable ending, and the unwelcome promise of something truly demonic — sequels. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 17, 2014
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett direct with competence but a dispiriting lack of originality. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 17, 2014
As with most found footage films, there’s a lot of tediousness, with the early proceedings resembling the sort of home movies from which anyone not directly involved would normally flee. Read full review
30
VarietyAndrew BarkerJan 17, 2014
The film expends plenty of effort crafting a few memorable freakout setpieces and nailing down the logistics of its found-footage camera placement, yet it offers precious little in the way of real scares or engaging characters, and even less in original ideas. Read full review
25
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 20, 2014
It’s more silly than scary. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJan 17, 2014
Devil's Due is one of those films that borrows so many key elements from other and often better movies that genre buffs could amuse themselves by composing lists of all the titles that it blatantly rips off throughout. Read full review
20
Total FilmAli CatterallJan 21, 2014
The Devil may have all the best tunes, but this really is the worst sort of cinematic karaoke. Read full review
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