Synopsis
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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Cast
- Reese WitherspoonPam Hobbs
- Colin FirthRon Lax
- Alessandro NivolaTerry Hobbs
- James HamrickDamien Echols
- Seth MeriwetherJason Baldwin
- Kristopher HigginsJessie Misskelley
- Amy RyanMargaret Lax
- Kevin DurandJohn Mark Byers
- Bruce GreenwoodJudge David Burnett
- Stephen MoyerJohn Fogelman
Recommendations
- 75
Observer
The case is revisited with painstaking detail, and a riveting picture emerges once again about misunderstood outsiders. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Far from being overkill, the well-conceived drama featuring A-listers Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth in key roles, will bring this infuriating tale of injustice to many mainstream moviegoers for the first time. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Well-intentioned but emotionally straitjacketed. - 50
The Dissolve
What’s most frustrating about Devil’s Knot—especially for longtime Egoyan fans—is how generic the movie becomes every time it folds another wrinkle into the case. - 50
Village Voice
Egoyan musters some of the power he brought to The Sweet Hereafter, another lost-children tale, but little of the lyric beauty or sense of a community coming unglued. - 48
Film.com
Rather than thrilling, the courtroom sequences seem only enervating, nudging us toward a quiet outrage. - 40
Variety
Devil’s Knot only occasionally feels weightier than a high-end Lifetime original or “Law & Order” episode. - 38
Slant Magazine
Atom Egoyan is a much better director when he drops the art-film fanciness and wrestles directly with his inner voyeuristic weirdo.
