Booorrring--the only hell involved was sitting through this movie

Rating: 4/10 (13 August 2009)

My advice is, if you are a rational person for whom the concept of Hell and demons is simply ridiculous, give this movie a pass.
I came in with high hopes because of the great reviews and user comments. My first warning should have come when I didn't find the opening sequence at all shocking or intense.
The setup for the main story was so boring that it had me looking at my watch every few minutes. After about half an hour, I could hear somebody in the theater loudly snoring, and I couldn't blame him. When he continued to snore through the entire film my reaction was "at least SOMEBODY got his money's worth."
To sum up, I had no interest in, let alone empathy for, any of the characters. The scenes meant to be shocking or scary were simply boring and annoying. The only way I might have enjoyed the film even a little would have been if in the end, every single character in the film was dragged kicking and screaming into Hell.