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Because his girlfriend April (Sarah Lassez) was dragged to hell by
demon Jeez (Devin Barry), Justin (Ward Roberts) summons demon Lo (Jeremiah
Birkett) to retrieve her - after he has found a book for summoning demons
in his girlfriend's possession, rather surprisingly. Lo knows he has to do
Justin's bidding, but he has no desire to do so, instead tries to dissuade
Justin from his wish and prove to him that April is a demon herself. He
even calls on Jeez to help him talk Justin out of it, and tricks him into
drinking poison ... but all to no avail, Justin insists, and finally gets
to meet April, who admits she really is a demon but has come to earth as a
woman and has truly fallen in love with him - which is exactly why she was
eventually dragged back to hell and is now punished most severely and can
never escape, not even with Justin. In the end, it turns out that April and
Lo are actually one and the same demon, who staged everything just to not
break Justin's heart. Having lost his love again, Justin burns her book
for summoning demons, just as she suggested ... The synopsis of
this film might sound less than promising, something along the lines
"a romance dressed up as horror film", but the actual film is
actually quite refreshing, a dark comedy that takes a man through the
depth of hell and the depth of his own emotions without ever leaving his
darkened room - even the flashbacks are done on a stage in the room, in
style of an amateur stageshow - and with only a minimum of effects, too
(the demon makeup is pretty good though). And once, the lack of funds for
effects and locations actually work for the movie instead of against it,
giving it its very own style. What really makes the
film special though is its black-humour-approach to the whole subject that
puts the protagonist's emotional turmoil into a context that even allows
talking hands and song-and-dance numbers, and any number of macabre jokes,
many of them intentionally bad. Recommenmded, actually.
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