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Ursula and
Nicky are having a hard time fitting in at
school and decide to do a séance at a graveyard late
one night when the moon is full. It turns out that
Nicky was just trying to give Ursula a scare but the
trip isn't all in vain as they discover a book. A book
with the power to kill people. Ursula soon starts getting
obsessed with the book and turns into a raving maniac
filled with hatred. Is there any way to stop the book?
The Devil's Diary is basically like a teen-version of
Death Note, and a pretty decent one at that. Lifetime
Channel has become the new Sci-Fi channel, producing
quite a few decent horror flicks this year. Sure, they
may all be aimed at the teen crowd, but they're all
competently made with a stellar story and a decent
pace, and Devil's Diary is no exception. The Devil's
Diary takes a more religious approach to the killer
journal concept where two teen girls find a diary that
holds the power of killing people or causing harm.
Since Ursula is anything but a fan of the jocks and
cheerleaders at her school, she soon starts to write
in the book. And to her pleasant surprise, it seems
that everything that she writes in the book comes true.
Bodies are piling up at her school and Nicky is trying
to stop this madness before it's gone too far. The
Devil's Diary is a typical TV-horror flick with no gore
and a story interesting enough to keep you watching
until the end - which is all I expect from a TV-flick.
They don't have to be great and memorable, they just
have to be somewhat entertaining for an hour and half.
The Devil's Diary also has a couple of problems though,
the biggest one being the fact that it's just too damn
repetitive and predictable until it finally becomes
utterly clichéd. The ending was the biggest disappointment
of the entire movie. Still, if you catch this on TV
some dull, rainy night, be sure to check it out as it's
surprisingly entertaining with an intriguing story and
a stellar cast. It may even be worth renting this if
it ever comes out on DVD. Ultimately, it's a decent
movie and I was pleasantly surprised by it but it's
definitely nothing memorable and it's far from as good
as the movie that it borrows heavily from - Death Note.
If you're looking for a typical American take on Death
Note however, look no further, Devil's Diary is the
film for you.
Some impalements, some blood, nothing much.
A mixed bag with a great suspense score and a less
impressive overall score.
Works brilliantly as a TV-flick and does everything
that a TV-movie is intended to do - but not a whole lot
more. It's a typically American version of the brilliant
Japanese flick "Death Note" and a quite decent one at
that, and I'll be sure to check out future Lifetime
channel originals as well as they seem to be the best
channel for horror flicks these days.
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