Devil’s Knot 2013 123movies

Watch: Devil’s Knot 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – Based on the actual events of the West Memphis Three, where three young boys were savagely murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Spurred on by the demand from a grieving town, the local police act quickly to bring three “devil-worshipping” teenagers to trial. With their lives hanging in the balance, investigator Ron Lax is trying to find the truth between the town’s need for justice and the guilt of the accused..
Plot: The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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Ratings:

	6.1/10 Votes: 22,285
	25% | RottenTomatoes
	42/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 576 Popularity: 10.22 | TMDB

Reviews:

I had no knowledge of this story before watching this film, so I won’t judge it as harshly as maybe some others on the facts. I particular liked the opening of the movie right before the boys disappeared and Reese Witherspoon gave off a great performance as the grieving mother. She is a big reason why I enjoyed this movie more than maybe I should do. There are questions raised as to whether she should have had as much screen time as she did, however it just gave me that much more sympathy for her to get the justice she deserves. That particularly hair pulling scene was powerful. From the end tags, it is obvious there was a lot more to this case than what we actually saw. Colin Firth did not do a whole for me, I wished to have seen more reasoning behind him and better understand his character. He felt more like an observer than anything. Same goes with the 3 suspects who did not get as much screen time as I had hoped. At first, it did seem likely the police had the right people, especially with a confession from one of them, but the film slowly took a dig at the police because they never investigated anyone else, they didn’t file all the evidence and said some of it was misplaced. Was that down to laziness or incompetence? They didn’t completely hate on the police in this movie, but they did have a small dig. Despite many problems I did have, I do think the movie was quite suspenseful at times and it is a well shot movie. The movie does move at quite a slow pace, but I can’t say I was ever bored watching the courtroom stuff.

6/10

I understand why this film did not vastly, positively recognized, even though it was taken straight from a really cruel incident. Some viewers mind only the commercial value, forget that one because they’re living a useless and careless life about society. And the other reason is there is nothing wrong in performance, direction or in any technical aspect, but the story itself do not fit to be a movie. It should have been documentary instead.

Coincidentally, this movie was similar to the 2011 Koren movie ‘Children…’ which was also based on the true event. About children who go missing. Both the events took place in the early 90s. This silver screen movie looks a lot like television broadcastable item that it should be. There is a documentary trilogy inspired from this story. The motive was to bring the truth out and it was well received according to ratings and reviews. And don’t forget the books.

‘‘My son is 8-year-old. He sleeps with a night light on,
he did not run away from home.’’

A movie must have (1) a story to begin with, (2) characters that develop along the story and (3) finally a conclusion whether twist in it or not, happy or sad, either way it works. So what’s wrong with it? Well, it lacks in development in either of above first two points and extents throughout without nothing while we are expecting a glimpse of something to happen. The fact is, no one knows what really happened, actually those who know are tight lipped because of involvement. I just can’t conclude my judgement because of this movie, but give a fair point for anyone who are not familiar with this case.

Not focused on a particular character, the most of the perspective in the storytelling was Colin Firth’s role which was just an appearance to show I’m there but not in action. You have a couple of choices to rate this movie, one, based on the story which is real and cruel, and another is the movie that disappoints as a movie. Like I am always quite happy with the product like this, because I got to know what I supposed to learn about this ‘West Memphis Three’ case. Hope the new movie do convey well to the cinematic output.

Flawed but decent account of a comparatively recent case
STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

In 1993, three young boys were found murdered in the river of a southern town in America. The finger of suspicion fell on several heavy metal obsessed teenagers, who were suspected of being involved in devil worship. On learning that the death penalty was being considered, attorney Ron Lax (Colin Firth) springs in to action, assembling a legal team to represent the boys in court and overcome the hysteria of the town. While desperate for closure and keeping a narrow grip on her sanity, Pam (Reese Witherspoon), one of the bereaved mothers, is also unable to clear herself of doubt over the boys guilt.

While not what could be called a fact is stranger than fiction piece of work, Devil’s Knot also has a more engaging quality somehow on the grounds that it’s based on a true story, serving as it does as an examination of the legal system, and of people’s small mindedness and tendency towards knee jerk reactions in the face of acts of over- whelming evil. In as unflinching a style as one can expect from modern films, it dramatizes the true horror and subsequent raw emotions of a small town on the edge. It’s helped no end by reliably stellar performances from the lead stars and supporting cast, and it’s all pretty on the level, but it’s also sadly not the sum of it’s parts.

As well as staging it all pretty well, director Atom Egoyan also strives to keep the authenticity to a high standard, with Firth delivering a fine American accent, at the top of every other little minor detail. Somehow, though, he manages to muddle the pace up, delivering a film that while telling a compelling story, is detailed in a slightly meandering, plodding fashion that stops it being the sum of it’s parts. The parts this effects most is the conclusion, delivering a pay off that could have been electrifying, but as a result is merely perfunctory.

Still, it’s a riveting, interesting real life thriller, boosted no ends from great turns by two reliable lead performers. ***

Worth seeing but if you get a chance read & watch anything else on the West Memphis 3, you’ll be more informed & more interested
“If you don’t have a strong case the state is gonna kill 3 young men and I can’t stand by and watch that happen.” In 1993 three 8 year old boys were savagely murdered. The state tried three teenagers as adults for the killings and claimed they were murdered as part of a satanic cult ritual. This is the story of the trial and how Ron Lax (Firth) tried to help the defense and how one of the mother’s (Witherspoon) dealt with the loss and aftermath. I knew very little of the actual story going in. This is a movie that reminded me of the Aviator in the way that I watched a documentary and read more about the events after it was over and found those to be better and more interesting then the movie. The cast is great and has many big names as well as 3 Oscar winners, but at best this felt like a made-for-TV movie. I found it hard to really get into and was disappointed especially with this cast. I’m not saying it’s not worth seeing but if you get a chance read and watch anything else on the West Memphis Three, you will be more informed and more interested then you would if you watch this movie. Overall, not bad but could have been so much better. I give this a B-.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 54 min (114 min)
Budget 15000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Biography, Crime, Drama
Director Atom Egoyan
Writer Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson, Mara Leveritt
Actors Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Datasat, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.78 : 1 (DVD aspect ratio), 2.35 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa (Panavision Lenses)
Laboratory Company 3, Atlanta, USA (dailies), DeLuxe, Toronto, Canada (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format ProRes 4444
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format DCP