Suing The Devil (2011)

When I picked this up for a rental, I figured I could use what looked like a laughably awful and cheesy looking Christian film (I only like maybe 10% of all Christian films, I'm exceptionally picky) and make fun of it. No need. It starts, surprisingly, with a nice and provocative intro, a bit of backstory to bring you to the present. But, soon enough, it shows it's willing to poke fun at itself. In other words, it uses meta humor. It's aware of its cheesy nature and cheesy humor, doesn't always take itself seriously and, when it does, it never gets depressing. Not really. There were times that I laughed out loud for an unexpected moment of humorous madness ("I hate KISS, I'm a Tom Jones fan.") and, with some of the special effects, it's aware it's not using a high budget (I think Duncan Jones's small film "Moon" has a bigger budget) and it was okay being silly. I was worried that, being an independent Christian film, it would rely too much on cheesy allegorical elements and be too heavy-handed on using them. Turns out, it uses such elements a few times, but also gets goofy when using them ("Section 666? I've never heard of section 666, are you making that up?"). In the courtroom scenes, it uses a nice dose of its established humor and some very good twists. I hadn't expected a couple of them, so they were well used in their contexts. You have a side that's siding with Luke O'Brien and one side siding with Satan (everytime I looked at both, I wanted to laugh), and to be honest, the devil side just looks so silly (imagine diecore fans of Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White, Iron Maiden, etc. looking candy softened). Numerous times, the humor did get put aside for a serious topic and shown how fickle human nature can be (like a part about using a racist slur and the immediate reaction, I've seen similar incidents in real life). I was surprised about the balance. If anything negative, I couldn't stand how it ended. I felt very much let down, like a cheap cop out. I won't explain why, but I thought "Seriously? That's it??" Everything up to that point was well done for such a low budget film. Especially with such a well- known actor stealing the show as the devil.

The worst thing about this rating system is the fact that I cannot give a bellow zero (0) rating.I have watched this film hoping that is something to enjoy in a lazy afternoon.I was horrified by this poor attempt of a movie, and, don't get me wrong, I have seen abysmal movies: I have seen The Room. Acting was mediocre and saying this is generous. The script was predictable yet disappointing. The leading role was played about the most boring men on the entire movie industry.The only redeeming "quality" about this artifact is the ending (you have to see it, no spoilers). Let's just say that soap operas are payed a tribute here.This movie is worst that anything that you will ever see. Nevertheless, please see it for yourself. It might be the case that you are its intended audience.

I still cant believe that this is considered as an actual "serious" movie This piece of crap is so bad that I cant even call it anything else than crap sorry, this is not about religion even if one is fundamentalist or very religious he/she cant possibly like this nonsense first of all script was so absurd that I couldn't believe all those who people seriously agreed to be a part of this farce!But considering their rubbish acting skills and performance it is easy to see that they were very desperate.Timothy A. Chey should be jailed for this or religious people should burn him at the stake this is an insult to even religion.I feel offended as a Christian and as an admirer of the art of propaganda he obviously doesn't know what he is doing and lacks the proper skills to make even a bad movie because this is not a bad movie this is blatant nonsense don't waste your time pls

Where should i begin? Why am i easting my precious time reviewing this film, which it is a shame to even call it a film. Why is Malcolm McDowell? Did he owe someone a favour? Or is he willing to anything for a dollar? He seems to be doing a Jack Nicholson impersonation, even wearing the sunglasses throughout the film. The story is extraordinarily ridiculous and unfortunately lacks true comedy. It seems that someone took the subject too serious. If it had been funny, then it might be worth watching, but it is completely devoid of humour. In addition to the lack of story and humour, it lacks actors. The acting is either over-the-top or sorely lacking, especially from the lead actor Bart Bronson. Do yourself a favour, go outside, enjoy the sunshine or visit a friend or paint a wall and then watch it dry, you will get more out of it. There should be negative stars for films this badly written and acted.