Bedeviled is about an artificially intelligent phone app who outgrows its users’ devices and comes to menace them in the flesh. It could be a scary concept, but unfortunately there isn't much substance to it. The execution leaves so much to be desired. At least this was free to watch.
A group of friends led by Alice (Saxon Sharbino) lose a friend at the start of the film. Alice and the friend's boyfriend Cody (Mitchell Edwards) start receiving messages from her phone inviting them to join an app. Despite the fact that the friend/girlfriend is dead, there isn't too much concern for the fact that this dead girl is inviting them to join an app from beyond the grave.
The entire friend group ends up downloading the app. The app gains their trust by acting as an AI assistant. Things soon start to turn menacing.
Mr. Bedevil (Jordan Essoe) starts menacing the teens in real life. He can seemingly manifest corporeally outside of the app. Mr. Bedevil scares his victims to death using their biggest fears. This is probably for the best as his corporeal self isn't incredibly scary.
Mr. Bedevil and his scares follow the typical horror formula. Unlike other horror terrors, there is a way to beat this one. It involves sending a virus to attack the app.
Cody is a tech wizard and he and Alice team up to destroy the app. How it all ends is absolutely over the top and ridiculous.
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