What’s most disappointing is that Staub proves himself to be a formidable director of action and visual effects. Please, someone just give him a better story.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
It’s not good, but it could pass muster among midnight-movie enthusiasts or curious stoners.
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An irreverent mix of genres taken completely seriously but with no small amount of fun, Devil’s Gate wears its script’s stupidity on its sleeve and allows its creature effects and committed cast to carry it throughout.
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The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Only the least critical genre auds are likely to enjoy it much.
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Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Granted, it’s all pretty stimulating. But when the jolts subside, there’s not much for viewers to cling to, to steady themselves.