Apparently,
even Satan thinks social media is evil, so take that Mark Zuckerberg. It turns
out he is also a really hot she—or at least that is the form the Evil One will
assume while tempting a bullied lesbian teen in Jared Cohn’s Devil’s Domain (trailer here), which opens tomorrow
in New York.
Ever
since she misinterpreted the feelings of her former BFF, Lisa Pomson has been
relentlessly bullied by the popular 90210 kids at school. Even her childhood
sweetheart gets in on the attack capturing her binge-and-purge moments and
autoerotic interludes on spy-cams. When the video goes viral, the only people
who will still talk to her are Bill, her likable step-dad and the smoking hot
Destiny, whom she meets online.
Of
course, Destiny is really the Devil, who has already been stalking her
tormentors, 1980s slasher movie style. You’d think when members of your social
circle started dying grisly deaths that subsequently get posted to the internet,
you would try to start leveling your karma, but not these kids. Regardless,
Destiny easily exploits Pomson’s desire for revenge and her sexual attraction
to lure the teen into a classic Faustian bargain.
So,
Domain basically serves up some
demonic horror mixed with teen melodrama and lesbian sex, all brought to you by
the same distributor that released The Black Room. If that doesn’t inspire confidence, consider the fact it was
helmed by Cohn, who previously directed the hugely satisfying The Horde (albeit in a meathead kind of
way). Frankly, Domain is not nearly
as sex-obsessed as Room (how could it
be?), but Cohn still exploits Linda Bella’s pin-up model looks to the fullest.
Not much chance of Hell freezing over with her steaming up the joint.
As
Pomson, Madi Vodane is convincingly angsty and horny, which basically means she
is a believable teenager. The rest of her fellow teens are sufficiently
obnoxious, but that is about the only variety they come in. Michael Madsen
basically just talks in a husky voice and looks concerned as Bill. Cohn never
has him cut off an ear or anything like that. Without question, Dave Huber is
the most interesting mortal adult, providing a thin tether to reality as the
tough but fair teacher, Mr. Gretten.
