Argentinian director Demián Rugna outclasses the competition, including that new high-profile 'Exorcist' sequel, with his own unpredictable demon thriller.
“When Evil Lurks,” an enjoyable bit of torture by the filmmaker Demián Rugna, opens with five gunshots in a lonely stretch of rural Argentina. Two brothers overhear the blasts, short-tempered Pedro and his mellower sidekick, Jimi . The men are alarmed, but not surprised. Something cryptic — something devilish — has cast its shadow over their country for over a decade. Now, death has finally made its way to them.
Does Lucifer really care about cellphones? Or does the film just love an excuse to plunge us into the dark? Perhaps subconsciously, Rugna’s captured the anxieties of early pandemic when everyone practiced rituals — wash your hands, knot a bandana around your mouth, spray the mail with Lysol — without any confidence that they’d work. There’s a morbidly funny scene when the brothers attempt to flee with their elderly mother and Pedro’s two sons, the elder of whom, Jair , is severely autistic.
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