The Devil All The Time Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

3. The Gorgeous Cinematography

The Devil All the Time Tom Holland
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In addition to Campos' meticulous direction, The Devil All the Time also happens to be one of best-looking films of the entire year, thanks to a beautiful lensing job from DP Lol Crawley.

For starters, Crawley opted to shoot the film on 35mm, lending it an immediately rich and cinematic look compared to the vast majority of Netflix's Originals.

Crawley takes full advantage of the Ohio setting's natural beauty, juxtaposed against the overwhelming ugliness of the story, to create a lived-in picture of a small town bubbling with corruption and evil.

As with Campos' direction, the visuals don't ever get too adventurous for their own good, but only further emphasise the intimacy of the film's achingly human narrative.

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