On the day of his scheduled execution a convicted serial killer, Edward Wayne Brady (Sean Patrick Flanery) gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon named Nefarious, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist, Dr. James Martin (Jason Belfi) will commit three murders of his own. Is this demon accurate, or is he simply manipulating the evaluation to serve his evil depravity? They both are racing against the clock since Warden Moss (Tom Ohmer) has to have the doctor's final decision by 4pm so as to have the time to prep for the execution by 11pm.
Others to round out the cast are James Healy Jr. as Gate Guard, Glen Beck as Himself, Cameron Arnett as Trustee Styles, Jarret LeMaster as Officer Wilson, Robert Peters as Dr. Stewart, Sarah Hernandez as Corporal Mendez and Jeremy Miller as Officer Campbell.
This was delineated with amazing grit and intensity by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon ("The Insatiable" '06, "Unplanned" '19) plus a short. The way these filmmakers were able to extract the incredible emotions it took to pull off the believability of this actor representing the presence of a demon and this desperate killer, and back again, was stunning! These directors never fail in conveying to their audience the very essence of the development of their characters. If you like their brand of directing and writing, for that matter, their "Hoops" is in pre-production. It was also equally penned by writers Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon ("The Survivor" '98, "Race Against Time" (TV movie) 2000, "Earth vs. the Spider" (TV movie) '01, "The Insatiable" '06, "What If..." '10, "Finding Normal" (TV movie) '13, "The Book of Daniel" '13, "God's Not Dead" '14, "Do You Believe?" '15, "God's Not Dead 2" '16, "Unplanned" '19, "God's Not Dead: We the People" '21) plus TV and a short. This wasn't as much a horror film as much as a psychological thriller--an actual cat-and-mouse game between this demon and the psychiatrist. As the clock is ticking, Nefarious throws so many inferences the doctor's way of information that no one else would've ever known, but Nefarious did, and this drove the doctor to distraction This was virtually a script between the two foils and a battle to see how they were going to outwit each other with several stunning revelations. Both the acting by Flanery and Belfi were captivating and kept you on the edge of your seat. Of course, these filmmaker's experience predominantly falls with the writing, however their ability to effectively direct is amazing. This script was cohesive, tight and definitely cut to the chase.
If you're into the demonic type films, you'll like this, but considering how much evil permeates this society, both Christian and non believers should be intrigued with this. On one hand it's a shot in the arm for believers or Christians to see how evil and manipulative the enemy is, and for the non-believer, it will give them an interesting insight on the demonic realm. This is written in a C.S. Lewis type of style when he wrote "The Screwtape Letters", whereas the enemy is God, the devil is the Master and Jesus Christ is 'the carpenter'. For any Christian or anyone that is open to see a world which is manipulating our society, this is a must see!
Out of 4 Stars: 4 Rated: R 97mins.
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