The Devil All the Time Review: Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson-starrer Not for the Sensitive

All this happens in the first act itself, but when you are watching the film, you don’t think too much is happening too fast. The story jumps timelines too, and there are a lot of details that might get missed, but the narrator acts as the huckster’s crutch whenever necessary.

While the storytelling helps the film, it benefits the most from the performances. Obviously the reason people are even watching the film is to see Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, share the screen. And they deliver, Holland carries a film on his back which is unlike anything he has ever done before. Robert Pattinson has proved himself time and again, and this film is no different. Bill Skarsgard, is another actor that drew people to the film, and he too proves that great acting is in his genes.

However, we need to talk about the other actors. Riley Keough and Jason Clarke play of off each other so well, that you actually believe that they are sick, perverted people who only “feel closest to god when they kill.” Riley is probably the most important female character in the film, and she swings from someone stuck in an abusive relationship to a psycho who enjoys killing out of habit really well. Eliza Scanlen doesn’t shy away from being vulnerable on screen. Harry Melling is so creepy as the preacher who will go to any extend to make people hear the power of his faith, even put a jar full of spiders on his face or plunge a screwdriver in the neck of the woman he loved.

However, someone who exceeds expectations is Sebastian Stan, who is even scarier and more despicable than he was in I Tonya. The effort he put in this film is evident and as an actor who always gets sidelined, we hope he gets the appreciation he deserves with this film.