It repackages a story with some compelling character work and an ensemble cast in a new way, with some technical moments and some genuine scares.

Bury the Devil is a unique offering in what has already been a solid year for the horror genre. The one-take shot style and real-time narrative add much to the film’s identity and uneasiness, putting a new spin on demonic exorcism horror.

It becomes bog-standard despite its attempt at interesting camerawork

While successful as a filmmaking challenge to film a horror movie in one take, "Bury the Devil" does not add much to the possession subgenre of horror except a mean-spirited twist, which is insufficient to retroactively distinguish it from others.