Shame the Devil is yet another case of a DVD with a bloody image on the cover, without the movie having much to do with horror. Buyers looking for films from the specific genre will be disappointed. And you can see that in the woefully low score.
What Shame the Devil is is a well-kept low budget TV thriller. This film indeed has similarities in plot with Seven and to a (much) lesser degree SAW, but Shame the Devild is never scary, unlike Seven of SAW.
The biggest flaw in the film is quite a gap in the plot. "Victor" plays a major role in the closure of the film. The problem is, not only is this character not deepened, he has no previous screen time at all. He is mentioned only once in the course of the story, and the viewer can only guess what Victor's motive was? Money? Revenge? Love? This error is so obvious that I suspect there were once plans to shoot a longer film with a more elaborated plot, with room for Victor to play his part, but the budget didn't allow it.
That been said, the story was very neat with a main character that is being explored. The film also manages to deliver mild suspense, which keeps you watching. The camera work is neat for a film with little budget and the great advantage of unknown actors is of course that they automatically get something realistic.
I was able to buy my copy of the movie cheaply and I was not bored watching it. That is why I give the film 7/10.
What Shame the Devil is is a well-kept low budget TV thriller. This film indeed has similarities in plot with Seven and to a (much) lesser degree SAW, but Shame the Devild is never scary, unlike Seven of SAW.
The biggest flaw in the film is quite a gap in the plot. "Victor" plays a major role in the closure of the film. The problem is, not only is this character not deepened, he has no previous screen time at all. He is mentioned only once in the course of the story, and the viewer can only guess what Victor's motive was? Money? Revenge? Love? This error is so obvious that I suspect there were once plans to shoot a longer film with a more elaborated plot, with room for Victor to play his part, but the budget didn't allow it.
That been said, the story was very neat with a main character that is being explored. The film also manages to deliver mild suspense, which keeps you watching. The camera work is neat for a film with little budget and the great advantage of unknown actors is of course that they automatically get something realistic.
I was able to buy my copy of the movie cheaply and I was not bored watching it. That is why I give the film 7/10.