Devour (2005)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

David Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Adam Gross (written by) &
Seth Gross (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Don't Get Mad. Get Evil.

Plot:

Revolves around a character named Jake Gray and his friends that have been playing a deadly game called "The Pathway", which eventually spirals out of control and threatens a worldwide epidemic of violence.

Plot Keywords:

Daydreams | Tattoo | Beautiful Woman | Sex | Rough Sex

Cast

Jensen Ackles	...	Jake Gray
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Marisol
Dominique Swain	...	Dakota
William Sadler	...	Ivan Reisz
Teach Grant	...	Conrad Dean
Martin Cummins	...	Aiden Kater
Rob Stewart	...	Ross North
R. Nelson Brown	...	Walt
Wanda Cannon	...	Kathy Gray
Jenn Griffin	...	Older Anne Kilton
Alan Ackles	...	Paul Kilton
Rob Allen	...	Young Paul
Tami DeSchutter	...	Young Kathy
John Innes	...	Father Moore
Reg Tupper	...	Hartney

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

Australia:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | UK:18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Bigel / Mailer Films

Trivia:

In Jake's Room, the poster over his shoulder is from the DC-based metal band, Division. Division's members appear in several indie zombie movies as uncredited extras.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early scene in lecture hall, Dominique Swains' hair alternates between neatly brushed and tousled as she has dialog with the Professor.

Quotes:

Aiden Kater: Your whole life is a lie!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Promising Story Lost in a Terrible Screenplay

In Cheever Lake, the twenty-one years old Jake Gray (Jensen Ackles) has bloody nightmares while awake. His friends Conrad Dean (Teach Grant) and Dakota (Dominique Swain) apply him in a weird game called "The Pathway". Jake begins to mix reality with daydreams, while his closest friends die. Jake blames the game, which might be connected to the devil, for the deaths of his friends and decides to investigate the mystery.

The beginning of "Devour" is a promising but miscast teen horror movie. Jensen Ackles and Teach Grant are too old for performing characters of twenty-one years old, as well as Shannyn Sossamon, who looks very old to be the girlfriend of a young guy. The rules and the reasons for the attraction of "The Pathway" are never explained, so it is not clear why the three friends decide to participate in this strange game. When Jake Gray discloses the mystery in the woods, the confused direction and the terrible screenplay are completely lost and the movie wasted. The dubious conclusion, with Jake questioning what has really happened and who he is, is excellent but does not save this forgettable flick from a complete failure. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Adoradores do Diabo" ("Devil Worshipers")