Review of Dust Devil (1992) by Cyrille P — 12 Jul 2008

A superb thriller with great shots from South African deserts.

This review of Dust Devil (1992) was written by Cyrille P on 12 Jul 2008.

Dust Devil has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Dust Devil

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Trev B (153) on 17 Sep 2009

Watched this because I'd heard it described as stylish and a cult hit but I'm now quite angry that I lost the time I spent watching it…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Alan D (388) on 05 Sep 2008

A masterpiece ! Richard Stanley did an important work through the mystical quest of a serial killer, murdering women into the desert…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Joseline D (4) on 04 Sep 2008

Amazing! It scared the bejeezus out of me. I love movies about the occult and this is one of the best…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Michael S (3,461) on 20 May 2012

Many directors are working with way more budgets and yet can not seem to make a movie as complete realized than this small yet big scale picture…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Henrik H (49) on 26 Sep 2009

Political undercurrents may have swam over my head, but Stanley's vision of a dying country and its demons is both overwhelming and beguiling…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By David L (3,419) on 26 May 2011

A strange, ominous figure prowls the desolate Namibian desert and slaughters those he meets in an apparent ritual of black magic origin, although…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Hrodland C (77) on 21 Mar 2008

Bad acting, sub-par soundtrack, horrible voice-over narration and a pretty weak-story combine to create a…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Elisabeth B (44) on 26 Jan 2008

I'd like to see this again. I was quite disturbed by it when I was a teenager and saw it, but I think I'm less shockable now…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Bryan W (959) on 04 Mar 2009

One thing this film possesses that few do is a stamp of originality, but what it has in good intentions it lacks in coherent writing, directing,…

Read Review

Review of Dust Devil (1992)

By Al M (1,263) on 22 Jul 2010

I liked Richard Stanley's first film Hardware, but didn't like this one as much…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Way of the Gun (2000)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 10 Apr 2015

A lot of uninteresting and unpleasant people torture, abuse, and fire guns at a lot of other uninteresting and unpleasant people, in a repulsive,…

Read Review

Review of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

By Jay Scott (240) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 09 Jan 2009

A two- hour-plus surrealistic bummer - it makes the audience feel as if it is coming down from a virulent drug…

Read Review

Review of The Devil's Rejects (2005)

By Gabora. (60) on 30 Jan 2006

People caught in posession of kiddy porn are thrown into jail because the type of people that would watch such a thing are likely to enact…

Read Review

Review of Secret Window (2004)

By Martin Scribbs (122) for Mixed Reviews (171) on 05 Aug 2004

Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a…

Read Review

Review of The Others (2001)

By Mickelwick (17) on 05 Jan 2013

Okay, I was shown this as per the gothic section of the year ten english curriculum (in australia), and DEAR ZOMBIE JESUS DOES THIS MOVIE SUCK…

Read Review

Review of Vanilla Sky (2001)

By Toddj. (1) on 01 Sep 2002

The worst movie I've seen this year. tell Tom Cruise I want my 3.99 back…

Read Review

Review of The Devil's Advocate (1997)

By Mitch T (78) on 28 Oct 2015

I can't believe people liked this stupid movie. I don't understand how someone of Pacino's stature got hooked into it…

Read Review

Review of Con Air (1997)

By Broyax (884) on 22 Jan 2018

Nicolas Cage s'est commis de temps à autre dans le blockbuster hollymerdique alimentaire avant de sombrer bien plus tard dans les affres des…

Read Review

Review of Gerry (2002)

By Jonathan A (491) on 10 Apr 2016

Casey Affleck and Matt Damon decide to take a trip into the desert and they get lost…

Read Review

Review of Begotten (1991)

By Janet Maslin (949) for New York Times (5,786) on 29 Aug 2004

Mr…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Dust Devil

1992

69%77 Reviews

Wishmaster

1997

52%340 Reviews

Stuck

2002

65%330 Reviews

Brian Banks

2019

66%22 Reviews

Breaking and Entering

2006

60%546 Reviews

The Space Between Us

2017

54%446 Reviews

Exit

2013

53%17 Reviews

Cry_Wolf

2005

57%461 Reviews

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

59%13 Reviews

Milk?

2012

69%673 Reviews