The Devil's Carnival
“You can't help but fall.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 64, rated by 1 admin.
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Three troubled souls enter a carnival where performers turn personal failings into musical punishments. Darren Lynn Bousman's compact Gothic experiment has striking acts and uncertain moral logic. Treat it as a theatrical collection of dark songs rather than a fully developed feature-length story.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 4/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The carnival ticket includes an unusually personal performance review.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 64
Synopsis and movie facts
Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!
- Released
- 2012
- Directed by
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Running time
- 56 min
Starring
- Sean Patrick Flanery as John
- Briana Evigan as Ms. Merrywood
- Jessica Lowndes as Tamara
- Bill Moseley as The Magician
- Dayton Callie as Ticket-Keeper
- Paul Sorvino as God
- Terrance Zdunich as Lucifer
- Alexa PenaVega as Wick
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 100493.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review finds the overall plot unclear but praises individual performances and prefers the musical staging to Repo!.
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