tcarroll-23092 Nope. Done better. Actors did the best they could with nil.

thecla555 *****This contains SPOILERS******** It's the age old, demon wants a human body to inhabit so it impregnates people story....just it's been done so much better, this is a bit of a pathetic attempt.I wouldn't say the acting was bad exactly, perhaps it was the script and direction that caused the lack of atmosphere, and the inability to relate to any of the characters due to their entire lack of personality.It is such a loose story, girl sells soul, demon impregnates girl, girl kills herself. Girl haunts previous home for a number of years...demon does nothing until some random real estate woman arrives who can't have kids...so the demon kills her and goes after her sister....why? Apparently we don't need to know why.We are informed very loosely that the sisters have no family, and a somewhat strained relationship, seems they have no friends either.I will commend the actress who played Vera for her passive aggressive portrayal, even though we are given no reason as to why she is so bitter.Also what is with the adoptive mother at the end who appears to ignore her child's ability to change channels telepathically; who allows a total stranger into her home to be alone with her daughter, then doesn't even notice when they leave until about 15 minutes later...also how does she find them so easily....Can I also ask why Vera waited 6 years, then turned up to murder her demon spawn with what looked like a kitchen knife tucked in her pants...??? To end, the child looks at her real mother(Vera)with black eyes, yet Vera chooses instead of death,this demon child should be loved by her so kidnaps her....wait, what? I really don't get how or why this film was made. Garbage.

begob Hard to figure out if this is really a horror.First up - the acting, sound, shooting, and editing are brilliant. On that basis it's an award winner.The story starts with selling one's soul to the devil, and this passes through four characters, all female. She just gets $500 and when she speaks her name at a crossroad he comes for her and she ends up committing suicide.So most of the story seems like a metaphor - the illusions of lonely women in a declining society. There's no significant male character - just the shadow of the beast.I thought this was going to go Mulholland Drive, with the artist sister having invented the story to justify her evil deeds. But it ended straight.Overall really impressed, especially with the expectation of something new in each scene. But it needed an extra level. Horror has to horrify, and a great story has to be meta - very hard to combine them.I rated The Pact, which was a genuine horror but with much lower standards. So I reckon McCarthy will blow my mind next time round.One more thing: I got confused distinguishing the female characters in this movie and in The Pact - is it just me?

reallyevilboy I will normally give Horror movies a higher rating than what I should because of two reasons. 1/ Because I'm an extreme fan of the genre. 2/ The overall quality of horror movies is actually a little low so I feel there is some kind of grading curve.So with this in mind when a descent horror movie comes out you can imagine my delight."At the devil's door" has a script that progresses in unexpected directions. This is a pleasant turn of events in a genre that tends to follow the same route over and over again.It's quite creepy, a few little scares and I really like when horror movies keep the monster just out of view. It's there but you cannot really focus on what it is.It's not incredibly brilliant but it's a good watch and that's all I really need.