There are a lot of people who are saying they were disappointed with this. Some say it is that the music should've been harder, satan should've come across much more evil or powerful and some have said they weren't pleased with the acting. I think all that is a bit harsh.
I'd seen this for a while and considered watching it but it wasn't until my son wanted me to check it out that I finally did. I thought it was a decent film. One of the reasons that I had not picked it up was that it seemed to be promoting a harder rock than I care for but after watching it I can say that I liked the music. It wasn't nearly as hard as I had expected and I think that worked in the films favor. I can understand why some folks wanted it to be harder but if you don't like music that hard you don't want to listen to all that. I would think that it would be appealing to a larger group using the softer music.
I didn't think the acting was awful. There are drugs, alcohol and physical, mental and spiritual seduction taking place. With all that going on, it rollercoasters in mood, will, psychical state and mentality. Considering the broad range of the characters I thought the actors all did a pretty good job.
Satan, I can agree, didn't seem the master of evil, the great tempter or powerful in the form of an old man. I expected him to be a boss and the only boss thing about him was showing up in a sharp car. He just didn't come across right.
Overall I enjoyed the film. It could've used some tweaking but it wasn't as bad as some reviews are suggesting.
I'd seen this for a while and considered watching it but it wasn't until my son wanted me to check it out that I finally did. I thought it was a decent film. One of the reasons that I had not picked it up was that it seemed to be promoting a harder rock than I care for but after watching it I can say that I liked the music. It wasn't nearly as hard as I had expected and I think that worked in the films favor. I can understand why some folks wanted it to be harder but if you don't like music that hard you don't want to listen to all that. I would think that it would be appealing to a larger group using the softer music.
I didn't think the acting was awful. There are drugs, alcohol and physical, mental and spiritual seduction taking place. With all that going on, it rollercoasters in mood, will, psychical state and mentality. Considering the broad range of the characters I thought the actors all did a pretty good job.
Satan, I can agree, didn't seem the master of evil, the great tempter or powerful in the form of an old man. I expected him to be a boss and the only boss thing about him was showing up in a sharp car. He just didn't come across right.
Overall I enjoyed the film. It could've used some tweaking but it wasn't as bad as some reviews are suggesting.