The Devil All The Time Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs
6. Its Dark, Pulpy Tone
To reiterate, The Devil All the Time isn't afraid to go to some deeply disturbing places, and in actual fact the film doesn't go more than a few minutes between sequences which involve murder, mutilation, sexual abuse, and so on.
It is not a happy date night movie, but it is a story which transcends mere grimness for its own sake, getting deep down in the trenches with its characters and delivering an engrossing morality tale that's well worth the ick.
Landing somewhere between a Cormac McCarthy novel and a rich slice of pulp fiction, the film refuses to shy away from its more unpleasant narrative turns - or its frequently shocking violence - though also never deigns to crass, unmotivated exploitation.
For anyone feeling that 2020 has been rather lacking in visceral thrillers so far, The Devil All the Time absolutely has you covered.