I’ll admit that I’ve been going through a bit of a movie slump at the moment but if there was anything to help entice me out of that slump it was the fantastic line up of Netflix’s latest film, The Devil All The Time, directed by Antonio Campos.

If Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson is not enough to pique your interest; Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Bill Skarsgard, Mia Wasikowska and Harry Melling are all added just to sweeten the proverbial pot.

Disclaimer: This review does contain some minor spoilers so read on with caution.

Based on the 2011 novel by Donald Ray Pollack, The Devil All The Time is a sprawling crime thriller that weaves a tale of multiple plot points featuring a cast of intriguing and colourful characters linked by Arvin Russel (Tom Holland), a young man shaped by the corruption and brutality yet devoted to protecting those he loves.

Arvin’s distrust in religion and sense of violent justice stems from his father Willard (Bill Skarsgard) whose battle with his faith started during the war and ended after his intense and fervent praying failed to save his wife from cancer, sending an orphaned Arvin to his grandmother in Coal Creek, Ohio who is looking after another orphan, young Lenora (Eliza Scanlan).

Unbeknownst to her, Lenora’s story is something of a mirror to Arvin’s journey. Her father, an eccentric travelling preacher, brilliantly played by Harry Melling (of Harry Potter fame), has an unusual and destructive relationship with God and, like Willard, his faith is not enough to save his wife Helen (Mia Wasikowska) from death.

As the film’s only representation of innocence, it is Lenora that gives Arvin his sense of purpose and sends him on the path of violent vengeance, as instilled by his father.

If that’s not enough to pique your interest, the film also offers a myriad of subplots that appear separate but actually help to drive Arvin’s story forward.

We’ve got Carl and Sandy Henderson (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), a husband and wife team who troll the highways looking for suitable ‘models’ to photograph, seduce and murder. Tom Holland’s fellow MCU alum, Sebastian Stan, plays Deputy Lee Bodecker, a man whose lust for power exceeds his sense of justice.

And last but not least, we have Reverend Preston Teagardin (Robert Pattinson), a man who uses his influence as a man of God to manipulate the innocent for his own personal satisfaction.

The film is well paced overall but with a runtime of just under two and a half hours some of the stories feel a little rushed or underdeveloped. In all honesty, The Devil All The Time could quite easily have been stretched out into a series instead.

In the hands of someone else, this film could’ve been something of a messy car crash but the direction of Antonio Campos, impressive cast and incredible performances, especially from the likes of Holland and Pattinson, turned The Devil All the Time into a dark, bleak and thoroughly captivating way to spend a chilly Autumn evening.

The Devil All The Time is now streaming on Netflix.