Dämonisch (2001)

Dämonisch: Directed by Bill Paxton. With Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O’Leary. A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact “demons.”

“There is such rubbish on the cable movie channels that I hit a gem with this one. From beginning to end it had me gripped and deserves top marks.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFather of two sons hears messages from u0026quot;Godu0026quot; to kill people who he is told are u0026#39;demonsu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen the opening credits showed the director as one of the cast that can often be a warning of a bad film; exceptionally it is the reverse here as the drama is non-stop from beginning to end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd there is not one moment in the movie when one is not fully enthralled as there are no unnecessary or needless sub-plots, and the script is first class. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll the actors give wholly convincing performances especially the lead child actor who is exceptional. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is at least as good as the likes of u0026#39;Silence of the Lambsu0026#39;.”