At the end, you feel they should have thrown out Rosemary's baby with the bath water.
Sheitan (2006)
Rated: 18
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Theatrical Release: 23-02-2007
Synopsis: Vincent Cassel (LA HAINE) plays a psychotic groundskeeper who welcomes in the daughter of his employee after she has enjoyed a hard night of partying with her friends (whom she also brings along). After Cassel's character spooks the visitors with a tale about Satan things really get spooky as... Vincent Cassel (LA HAINE) plays a psychotic groundskeeper who welcomes in the daughter of his employee after she has enjoyed a hard night of partying with her friends (whom she also brings along). After Cassel's character spooks the visitors with a tale about Satan things really get spooky as strange events start to beset the house. [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Roxane Mesquida, Olivier Bartelemy
Reviews
If only Cassel had saved his performance for a collaboration with the League of Gentlemen.
Despite the air of brutish aggression and sexual predatoriness, little happens until gory retribution finally rears its head.
The film, shot in a demented, headlong style, seems to have no idea of its direction other than the shelf marked "cult".
As a grotesque parody of the hillbilly-terror genre, it has a real wit and energy.
A contrived and very self-conscious genre piece of hardcore black-comedy horror in a 1970s vein.
Has plenty of atmosphere but can't make up for unpleasant characters and a meandering story.
Vincent Cassel is the overpowering presence here; his perma-grinning, unkempt Joseph is brilliantly unsettling.
Despite some pretentious touches – a night-spot named Club Styxx, a guard dog called Cerberus – Satan doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Entertaining and genuinely creepy at times this boasts strong performances from its French cast.
Manages a playful sensibility, reveling in its repugnance and enjoying the heck out of its twisted ending.
Without being overtly graphic, this audaciously boorish and naughty film delivers the familial conspiracy of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with unnerving Deliverance-like hicks as slapstick riffs...


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