This Scene Proves Tom Holland Was Made For The Devil All The Time

There aren't many heroes in The Devil All the Time, but if you look hard, you'll find at least one. Young Arvin Russell, played by Tom Holland, is everything that the other residents of Coal Creek, West Virginia and Knockemstiff, Ohio are not. He's kind and brave, always ready to stick up for others, and never backs down from a fight.

In other words, he's the perfect character for Holland to play. Just look at Holland's first scene in the movie. Eight years after a tragic and bizarre set of circumstances left Arvin an orphan and forced him to move in with his grandmother Emma, his great-uncle Erskell, and his stepsister Lenora, Arvin celebrates his birthday.

On the surface, it's a sweet scene, but like everything in The Devil All the Time, there's much more lurking just under the surface. Not only is this sequence full of grim portents about the Russell family's future, but it's the first time we see Arvin fully grown and get a glimpse of the man he's become. Holland's performance in this scene tells the audience everything they need to know about Arvin, plays on Holland's natural strengths, and shows exactly why he's one of Hollywood's go-to leading men.

Despite all the amoral, violent, and downright evil characters that come and go throughout The Devil All the Time, you can't help but get the sense that Arvin is a character who's deeply, inherently kind. This scene proves it from the start. Look at the party his family throws for him. There's not much to the cake that Emma bakes. It's lumpy and unfrosted. It doesn't even have real birthday candles. Arvin's sole present is a hand-me-down from a father that Arvin had a complicated relationship with, a relic of a brutal war, and a very odd gift for a teenager.

But Arvin doesn't complain. In fact, he welcomes all of it. When he sees the cake, as modest as it is, he smiles. Before blowing out his lone candle, he gives his wish real thought, proving that his traumatic childhood hasn't robbed him of all his innocence. Despite the baggage attached to the gun, he seems genuinely thankful. Keep watching the video to see the one scene in The Devil All The Time that makes us love Tom Holland even more.

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His innate goodness | 0:56
The weight of responsibility | 2:06
A quiet performance | 3:25

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