captain-balrog I can't think of another instance where I've felt the need to comment on a film that wasn't especially good, or especially bad. I think it might be because this film is nearly brilliant.--- THE SPOILER ---It's the end that lets it down. I don't mean the homunculus. I do like a homunculus. I mean how it was done. I can't say there was anything wrong with any of the elements, and I think the bit where the dead bloke leads the homunculus away like a child could have and should have worked really well. Maybe just poor execution of a good idea.--- END SPOILER --- A lot of the film was really nicely acted and it did a great job of building tension. Billy Clark's monologue about the dancer at the club was excellent. He really stole the show for me. I suppose a bloke from Belfast his age working as a hit man for a mainland gangster is nicely plausible now that the local hooding industry has dried up. Even so I thought he really carried some real menace, and it's just nice to see a fellow Belfastard in a central role once in a while.It's also nice to see another film about the occult. It was all the rage back in the 80s but it's really fallen out of favour in the last decade or two. The very mighty House of the Devil seems to have revived it a little, and I'm very much in favour. The Devil's Rock, The Devil's Business – Bring back films with 'The Devil' in the title! Overall I think this film deserves a six for a brilliant first fifty minutes.

MoviesReviews101 Story: Two hit men the experienced Pinner (Clarke) and rookie Cully (Gordon) are sent by their boss Bruno (Miller) to take care of Kist (Hansler). The night starts routine but soon takes a turn as they find out that Kist is involved in the occult, can the men complete the job?VerdictHorror: very well played out suspenseful horror leaving almost everything off camera. (9/10)Thriller: You know the job and the twist keeps you on the edge of your seat through out. (9/10)Sound: good off screen sound effects leaving everything in your own mind (8/10)Settings: Basic creepy house, with large over grown garden works great for the genre (9/10)Suggestion: I would suggest watching this its short and sweet (9/10)Best Part: When Pinner is telling Cully a story with a complete emotionless facial expression.Worst Part: Bit short but that works well as it doesn't take the edge of the seat side of the film away.Star Performance Billy ClarkeFavourite Character PinnerSimilar Too: Kill ListOverall: A very effect thriller using very little to create an overall great atmosphere, that both leads carry your attention. The sudden jumps in the story keep you wanting to watch to see what the final outcome will be. A short thriller which can keep you at the edge of your seat without having to using a big name actor or over the top special effects.Rating 84%

spotlightne Years ago, the BBC in the UK used to screen new adaptations of familiar ghost stories written by leading authors of the past.These ghost stories were screened every Christmas and usually lasted anything from 30 minutes to an hour.The Devil's Business reminded me of those old BBC programmes. It was well-acted and scary in parts, with a very creepy ending. And like the BBC's output, the cast was limited to a few players.Basically the plot revolves around a gangster called Bruno who hires two hit-men, a seasoned veteran and a young man, to kill off another man who apparently lives alone.But things are not all as they first appear. And who is that little boy lurking in the dark, dark cellar? Black magic and bumps in the night are abound.Worth a rental or purchase of this DVD. Perfect for Christmas. Don't forget to keep the lights switched on.

perkin2000 Two hit men arrive at a house under instruction to kill the guy who lives there. They sit around talking waiting for him to get home, one of 'em goes for a Pooh just as he gets back. Timing, eh?The cast, all four of them, are very good, especially Billy Clarke as Pinner, the elder, experienced hit-man. His unblinking 10 minute monologue is flipping ace, a great, weighty centrepoint of the film. The majority of the runtime is the verbal exchange between the two hit men, there is gore and jump scares but they're not over used and the script will hold your attention as it creates a nice creeping tension.The only weak point is the very end of the film, without giving anything away, it gets, we thought, a little silly. It's a let-down, but a forgivable one as the hour leading up to it was so enjoyable and well made.Well worth a purchase/rental!