After a
story book wedding, newlyweds Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha (Allison Miller)
head to their honeymoon in Santo Domingo. An overly friendly cab driver takes
them to an underground party in a seedy part of town, and before you can scream
don’t get into that cab, things start to quickly go down hill from there. They
drink too much, party and pass out. When they awake in their hotel room, they
have no memories of how they got there.
The horror
demon spawn movie checklist continues from there. Mysterious lost night of a honeymoon,
check. Earlier-than-planned pregnancy, check. Dog suddenly freaking out, check.
First communion ceremony going horribly wrong, double check. Hulk out mommy
moment, oh yes.
The couple
recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior
in his wife that they initially write off to nerves. As the months pass, and
her behavior becomes more erratic and downright creepy, its clear that the
changes to her body and mind are of a much more sinister origin.
On the DVD
the extra’s are pretty standard fare. There’s deleted scenes, audio commentary,
and a few featurettes: “Director’s Photo Album”, “Music Index”, “Ashes to
Ashes” and “The Lost Time”. There are also two prank clips for “Roommate Alien
Prank Goes Bad” and “Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly”. Lastly there are
some deleted scenes and theatrical trailer included. The best extra is easily
the featurette “Radio Silence: A Hell of a Team” which goes behind-the-scenes.
To be
honest, I’m not a fan of the found-footage phenomenon. It makes me nauseous,
and gives me a headache, and this film is all home movie style, which is a
shame, because the acting isn’t half bad. The plot device that causes the
unsuspecting husband to remain clueless through all the weird happenings, and doesn’t
notice the oddities until the final arc when he reviews the shot footage is too
obvious and really very silly, but it’s not a horrible offense. While there
seems to be a genuine sense of dread enveloping the couple as the film
progresses toward its inevitable climax, it doesn’t quite ever deliver a real
scare, which is the most unfortunate thing of all.
The Devil’s
Due is available on DVD now.
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