Devil’s Backbone

Year: 2001

Grade: B-

Country: Mexico

Director: Del Toro

Review

del toro (hellboy, blade II, mimic, and cronos) is certainly a director worthy of checking out. hellboy is the only film of his i’ve yet to see and he always delivers in some way. i think that mimic is his scariest film and cronos is probably his best. devil’s backbone is another ambitious film, but not as entertaining as the other films i’ve seen from him. there’s a lot to the screenplay and he executes it well – it’s ripe with symbols and intricacies and the style follows del toro’s dark atmospheric signature. he’s not a master, but he’s one to watch and the only reason i plan on watching hellboy.