Devil's Due (2014)

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  2 / 10

  Devil's Due should've considered having an abortion. 'Rosemary's Baby' meets 'Paranormal Activity' in what is possibly the most uninspired "found-footage" low budget horror since, well, 'Paranormal Activity 2'. What could've been an engaging metaphor on the bodily and emotional fluctuations during pregnancy is actually a tame snooze-fest that never seemed to end. 89 minutes felt like an eternity, and my cognitive inhibition was in full swing. Summoning the Antichrist should've been way more exciting and psychologically stimulating. A newly married couple jet off to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon, where the wife gets mysteriously pregnant.
  
  As the title leaves little to one's imagination, the Devil is certainly due. Showcasing every typical horror cliché from the frickin' book. They are all here! Why does the camera glitch when something "exciting" happens? Devil's Due, that's why. Why does she crave raw ground beef from her local supermarché, despite being a vegetarian? Obviously because Devil's Due. Why does she kill a small group of innocent deers and then proceed to frolic with some youths who happen to be filming their random trip to the river? It can only be because Devil's Due. Why does no one turn any lights on and instead proceed to use night vision because everyone wants to flipping record everything? Devil's Due, simple. Why do they let a different doctor perform an amniocentesis if they are already suspicious of him? Devil's God damn Due. Why are all the doctors shocked to see patients in their rooms? Devil's Du...no wait, nope that's not the Devil's fault. Move along. Why does their dog bark at hidden cameras in their house for seven seconds and then never bark at them again? Devil's Due for some doggy time. Why do they stupidly proceed to enter an underground club that looks completely unauthorised and cultish? Well, that's just down to stupidity. And finally, why does the whole repeat again? Second Devil's Due (that'll be the sequel...).
  
  If anything, I think this film warns us not to trust taxis. Because holy demon babies it has nothing else going for it.

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