Bedeviled (2016)

Five friends are terrorized by a supernatural entity after downloading a mysterious app.

Directors:

Abel Vang (as The Vang Brothers), Burlee Vang (as The Vang Brothers)

Writers:

Abel Vang (as The Vang Brothers), Burlee Vang (as The Vang Brothers)

Stars:

Saxon Sharbino, Mitchell Edwards, Brandon Soo Hoo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Saxon Sharbino	...	Alice
Mitchell Edwards	...	Cody
Brandon Soo Hoo	...	Dan
Victory Van Tuyl	...	Haley
Carson Boatman	...	Gavin
Jordan Essoe	...	Mr. Bedevil
Alexis G. Zall	...	Nikki
Robyn Cohen	...	Alice's Mom
Kate Orsini	...	Nikki's Mom
Bonnie Morgan	...	Grandmother
Aaron Hendry	...	Mr. DiFilipo
Linda Barrett	...	Lady on Bus
Doug Scarbrough	...	Homeless Man
Robert John Brewer	...	Voice of Homeless Man (voice)
Shannon Sinclear	...	Bedeviled Lady

Storyline

Five friends are terrorized by a supernatural entity after downloading a mysterious app.

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Plot Keywords:

21th century | app | body count | characters killed one by one | teen horror | 

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Taglines:

Evil is about to go viral.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terror, language and some sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aplicación siniestra

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Badlands Features, Circle 18, STANDOFF Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point the app calls out to Alice by saying "Alice Sweet Alice". This was a nod to the horror movie of the same name.

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Goofs

When Alice walks to her bed after meeting with the police, you can see the mic cord running under the front of her shirt.

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Connections

References Unfriended (2014)

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Soundtracks

Metalist 2
Written by Ron Finn
Performed by Ron Finn
© Dangerous Waters Music (BMI) 2016
Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.

User Reviews

Supernatural app

'Bedeviled' drew me into seeing it, with a cool poster/cover, an intriguing and quite creative premise and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive.

It is sadly however yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws are here present in those films, that to me was incredibly disappointing considering its potential which it doesn't do anywhere near enough with. 'Bedeviled' is not great, or good, has a fair share of problems (fairly big ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There are however a couple of decent, even good, qualities in 'Bedeviled'.

Lets start with the positives. The scenery is atmospheric, despite the rather direct to video schlocky way it's shot and edited at times.

A few unsettling moments here and there and the antagonist is appropriately sinister in sound and with a cool look, complete with some interesting killing methods.

However, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary. Too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Their irritating and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates. Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it. The effects are ropy at best, the sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and people's reactions) and it's best not mentioning the acting.

Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace is uneven, dragging in a lot of the second half and never is it exciting. Found too many the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the supposedly creepy atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness and the lack of tension and suspense. A lot of the film has underdeveloped plot elements and often nonsensical and confusing character motivations, while too many of the killings are far from creative or scary and are pretty tame.

There is not enough threat here and what there is of it tends to be used poorly, while the psychological elements are unimaginative and are more odd than scary, completely failing to show the horror of the subject. Some badly sagging momentum too. The direction is pretty leaden and the music doesn't really fit.

Concluding, very weak. 3/10 Bethany Cox