Dramatisation of the notorious 1993 West Memphis murder of three small-town boys. In the rush for a scapegoat, police and prosecutors...
Dramatisation of the notorious 1993 West Memphis murder of three small-town boys. In the rush for a scapegoat, police and prosecutors charge three innocent teenagers who - with a proclivity for black clothes and listening to Metallica - are cast as deviant satanic cultists. Stars Reese Witherspoon as a grieving mother who grows increasingly troubled by the lynch-mob fever, and Colin Firth as a private investigator who challenges the guilty verdicts. From acclaimed director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter).
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26 %98 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
39 %7,687 reviewsAudience score rating
"A tactful, dignified job... the result nevertheless comes across as a flat, ponderous proposition."
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Variety
Variety"Egoyan listlessly retraces the trial's tragic course but uncovers nothing new about human nature in the belaboured process."
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Total Film
Total Film"Takes a long time to tell us nothing we didn't know ... A missed opportunity."
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Time Out
Time Out"The real-life characters, as shown in the documentaries, are far more colorful and quirky than they appear in these well-acted but comparatively safe performances."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Haunting artistry aside, it's hard to see what Egoyan brings to the table that hasn't already been covered in print, on screen and elsewhere in the media."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Egoyan doesn't make this material his own, so much as he halfheartedly restages what a few good documentarians have already shot."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Compelling feature treatment of the much-documented scandal."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A decent retelling, although lacking the gut-punch impact of the Peter Jackson-produced West Of Memphis."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineDevil's Knot | Details
- Runtime
- 114
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
