Diablo

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lawrence Roeck directs. Dean Cundey behind the camera. Kirpatrick Thomas scores. Kyle Sanborn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in Cree, English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 10 years ago.
• 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cree, English, Spanish.
• 4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
• 5Directed by Lawrence Roeck, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Kirpatrick Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Kyle Sanborn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8Scott Eastwood and Walton Goggins and Camilla Belle carry the top of the cast.
• 9Marketing tagline: "Beyond Hope. Beyond Regret. Beyond Salvation.".
• 10IMDB entry: tt4076760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Original score

Kirpatrick Thomas

Editing

Kyle Sanborn

Production design

Trevor Smith

Runtime

83 min · 1h 23m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Diablo (2016) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Diablo Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Scott Eastwood, Camilla Belle Movie HD

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• Gimly2016-09-12
  ★ 5/10

  Who would've thought that out of the two Westerns I watched this week, the one starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton would be the worse movie. Diablo is far from perfect, and it slumps pretty heavily in the middle. But the opening scene and entire third act had me totally engrossed. The supporting cast of Diablo are all pretty on point. Particularly Walton Goggins. Even Danny Glover who is notorious for phoning it in these days does a good job. Unfortunately, Scott Eastwood in the lead role is abysmal. So poor in fact that it was all that held me back from giving Diablo a "Fresh" rating. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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• Wehrmacht2020-10-31
  ★ 5/10

  This was a poor implementation of a fascinating concept, thanks in great part to Scott Eastwood's inability to portray a complex character, and an ultimately shallow script. The menacing Ezra needed to be fleshed out substantially more, and the signals of his true connection to Jackson were clumsily handled and incorrectly paced. It's so sad to have wasted an opportunity to create a haunting psychological western. It could have been really, really good. Still, you'll be amazed at how much Scott Eastwood can look like his father. He's near identical in some shots.

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Production companies

Who made it

• SP

  Space Rock Studios

• DI

  Diablo Movie

Key crew

• ProducerLawrence Roeck
• ProducerShana Wilson
• Executive ProducerShana Wilson
• Line ProducerLinda Rogers-Ambury
• Co-Executive ProducerJacob Bercovitz
• Co-Executive ProducerLeslie Bercovitz
• Associate ProducerNick Lattanzio
• Associate ProducerDaniel Mizrahi
• Associate ProducerBret Pursuit
• Associate ProducerStephen Spaeth
• EditorKyle Sanborn
• CastingRhonda Fisekci
• CastingRoger Mussenden
• Production DesignTrevor Smith
• StuntsGerrick Winston
• Stand InGerrick Winston
• Production CoordinatorKaari M. Autry

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2015-10-02R· San Diego Film Festival
• Theatrical2016-01-08R
• Physical2016-02-23R

Also known as

International titles

• DjevelenNO