Kim Jae-Hoon’s “Devils” is the psychologically twisted South Korean remix of “Freaky-Friday-1976-movie-posters/”>Freaky Friday” and “Face/Off.” Throw some “Freaky” in there to hit on violent slasher elements where a killer has complete control of an innocent’s body, because why not? The melting pot of subgenres plays sterner than Jae-Hoon’s science-freaky, body-swapping premise might suggest, but that’s not a missed opportunity.
“Devils” is a slippery crime thriller that plugs surprises into an albeit ludicrous concept, and while the ending leaves a tad to be desired, it’s still well worth the mind games and manipulation at stake.Jae-hwan (Oh Dae-hwan) is a homicide detective still grieving the death of his brother-in-law and ex-partner, killed on duty by a serial murderer with a dark web snuff channel.
Jin-hyeok (Jang Dong-yoon) is one-fourth of the maniacs behind “Snuff Cinema,” and the psychopath Jae-hwan obsessively hunts.
Nearly two years later, Jae-hwan comes face to face with Jin-hyeok,…
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