The theme of the movie Devil’s Whisper is something I am conflicted about. While I find the plot stylish with daring concepts, the acting is well done too. On the other side, I just seem to get annoyed seeing the tired trope of a demon with supernatural powers opening doors, manipulating electric devices, and other things by sheer willpower. Don’t the filmmakers get bored of such ridiculous concepts? Can we not have a movie that tries to tackle the larger issues of evil through the lens of horror? The devil does something really silly. That is the only thing for which Devil’s Whisper is known.
Although Alex (Luca Oriel) is only 16, he is dead set on becoming a priest. His mentor for the priesthood, Father Cutler (Rick Ravanello), knows Alex is too young and wants him to take a breather. Unfortunately, Alex is quite set in his ways and is determined to stay in his lane. That is until Alex stumbles across a box that belonged to his recently deceased grandmother. Alex’s grandmother had some eccentric things in her collection and this box caught his attention. The reason it caught Alex’s eye is because it contained a cross that his grandfather once wore, and to Alex’s surprise, he didn’t remember much about it. The reason is quite simple. He passed away when Alex was just five years old.
As soon as Alex and his father, who is also called Marcos (Marcos A. Ferraez), open the box and take out the cross, evil takes form within, but like a typical demon possession movie, Devil’s Whisper clearly has a demon with less than stellar prowess. This demon appears to have somehow opened this giant piece of furniture, and inserted a key into a compartment that should be sealed, thus enabling Alex to discover it. The compartment stores a box that, for reasons unknown, the demon is able to convince Alex to attempt to open, and if this demon has the strength to accomplish all of this, then why does it require Alex?
Like Devil’s Whisper, these types of movies do not follow logical explanations when it comes to possessions from a demon. The demon manages to seize control of Alex, thus forcing him to drink out of character like a bottle of Jagermeister, and proceeds to assault a friend who is simply flirting with his love interest. He proceeds to take his friend’s car and starts shouting at the police who arrest him for drunk driving.
Even so, the demon goes after and kills a few people without needing Alex which he seems to watch in his mind At least, I think that is what occurred, but the movie is kind of sloppy in these stupid demon moments. What is rather unfortunate about the stupid demon moments is that Devil’s Whisper is anchored by very strong and committed performances from Luca Oriel, soap opera stalwart Rick Ravanello, and Tessie Santiago, who plays Alex’s mother Lucia. As Alex attempts to come to terms with the death of his grandfather, we get to learn how his grandfather was the reason why demon possessions were happening Devil’s Whisper tackles some heavy issues and Oriel proves more than capable of handling the dramatic shifts.
Devil’s Whisper, probably the most criticized, is said to have the greatest potential only to be wasted on the overly used demonic possession genre. The film attempts to scratch the surface on some deeper themes but it’s much simpler to go the the demon that has powers beyond comprehension approach. It’s incredibly disappointing because for entire film, Luca Oriel puts forth so much effort that I’ll gladly recommend the film based on that, but there’s nothing fresh in the storyline, just one great performance.
Hollywood seems to be unable to grasp that saying demons have superpowers comes with a set of rules. For instance, it is illogical for demons to open doors or murder people without any valid reason. Evil by nature does not suffice and, to increase the logic of their tension, evil always needs to bend to the fundamental principles of reason. As far as I can tell, it appears that demons just want to mess with people before actually doing something evil.
Devil’s Whisper tries hinting at doing something with this tired premise but prefers the demon trickster route with the plot literally spinning its wheels waiting for the demon to do supposedly scary “pranks” with closet doors and wooden boxes. The plot’s psychological issues and the religious tone the film introduces as Luca’s unknowing backstory should have sufficed to carry the plot on its own. But, unfortunately, Devil’s Whisper seems to take the easiest way out.
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