The Devil's Candy
IFC Midnight | Release Date: March 17, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsMar 17, 2017
I found myself captivated by The Devil's Candy because of how well Embry conveys his character's angst-y struggle to understand himself. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 31, 2017
It’s definitely a horror movie but a wonderfully witty one, not for gentle souls. Read full review
80
The GuardianClem BastowMar 16, 2017
It’s the deeply felt affection for metal that really makes The Devil’s Candy sing. Read full review
80
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 16, 2017
The Devil’s Candy is a masterful slow burn, the horror and violence alluded to rather than seen. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoMar 16, 2017
See this movie, live the fear, embrace the metal, and get sucked into a flaming, invigorating landscape of Hell that will cripple any horror-loving parent. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovApr 19, 2017
There are blood-red visual motifs all over the place, but The Devil’s Candy isn’t particularly bloody in and of itself. It suggests acts of terrible evil far more than it shows, and is all the more intense for it. Highly recommended. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMar 16, 2017
Byrne adds a twist by appealing to a growing and under-represented segment of the extreme art forms’ shared fan base: parents. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 16, 2017
What makes The Devil’s Candy a standout is how well-developed these characters are.... More importantly, Byrne is as skilled as ever at constructing sequences at once bizarre, suspenseful and oddly beautiful. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 16, 2017
Accomplished visually and busy sonically, it nonetheless falls short with a story of rock ‘n’ roll demonic possession that scarcely begins to exploit the ideas embedded in its serviceable premise. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 15, 2017
To enjoy The Devil’s Candy, then, one must tolerate slapdash writing (by the director, Sean Byrne) and profoundly irritating adult behavior. Yet Mr. Byrne...somehow whips his ingredients into an improbably taut man-versus-Satan showdown. Read full review
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