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Summary: It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco's right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos (Fernando Tielve), the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen (Marisa Paredes) and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. (imdb)
There wasn't really that much to this, it's basically a Spanish 'Sixth Sense' type affair without the over the top drama, chills, spills and of course the infamously overrated "twist." Severely lacking in real content, but somewhat entertaining.
"With The Devil's Backbone, Guillermo del Toro pulls an Amenábar by deftly mixing bone-chilling dread with sophisticated war commentary." - Ed Gonzalez
Ultimately a very good movie, but not as good as Pan's Labyrinth. The ending was also awesome. This does not rely on cheap scares, and mostly relies on some kind of tonal fear.
A great period ghost story by Del Toro that established the precedent for his more successful Pan's Labyrinth. Both are great films, and suffice it to say that if you like one you will probably like the other.
A solid but fairly by-the-numbers drama/horror, well-made in its sombre tone and technically accomplished, but lacking real heart or magic. The baddies are bad, the kids are kiddish, and the ghosts are ghostly. However, I didn't see anything new, exciting or refreshing in the events depicted. It was a little boring.
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