 |
|
|
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
 |
 |
|
|
|
Perry Mason meets The Exorcist in director Scott Derrickson's unusually intelligent genre piece. Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, this classy chiller — loosely based on the 1970s case of German teenager Anneliese Michel — stars Laura Linney as an ambitious, high-flying defence lawyer who takes on the case of a Catholic priest (Tom Wilkinson) charged with negligent homicide. Was Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) demonically possessed when she died or was it just a psychotic-epileptic disorder as church-going prosecutor Campbell Scott claims? This believable spine-tingler is a compelling courtroom drama first, a gripping science fact versus religious faith debate second and an intensely effective horror movie last (the genuinely powerful exorcism is a transfixing frenzy of hand-held camerawork and old-school special effects). Expect to engage in heated debates about possession as a valid phenomenon in western society after seeing this serious and seriously creepy movie. AJ
|
Tell us what you think
Email us at rtfilmcomments@bbc.co.uk to tell us what you think of this film. Your comments may appear in Radio Times magazine.
|
Running time
|
114min
|
Country of origin
|
US
|
Genre
|
Horror Drama based on a true story
|
Alternate title
|
The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
|
Original language
|
English
|
Screenplay
|
Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson
|
Theatrical distributor
|
Columbia TriStar
|
UK cinema certificate
|
15
|
UK cinema release date
|
November 2005
|
|
|
|
|
Film certification logos reproduced by kind permission of BBFC |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
Radio Times is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
|
|
|
|
|
|
