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The Pope's Exorcist

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The Pope's Exorcist

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Horror starring Russell Crowe. Rome, 1987: Father Gabriele Amorth is established as the Vatican's chief exorcist, so it is no surprise when he is assigned to investigate the demonic possession of an American teenager living with his family in an old abbey in Spain. However, as Amorth proceeds with his examination, it becomes clear that something dangerous is buried deep beneath the building.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

Russell Crowe leads this daft demon-possession horror movie, which owes a huge debt to 1973's The Exorcist. Crowe plays Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's exorcist, who is sent in to help young Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney), a boy who is being controlled by a demon. However, the possession is merely a lure to trap Amorth himself. The film benefits from Crowe's undeniable star power as the coffee-chugging, twinkly eyed priest who pootles about Rome on a moped and mentors fellow priest Father Esquibel (Daniel Zovatto). DeSouza-Feighoney is impressive, too, as the innocent in need of saving. However, the film has almost entirely the same plot as William Friedkin's seminal classic - right down to a neck-popping head-twist - and the demon itself, inexplicably voiced by Yorkshireman Ralph Ineson, does little more than growl clunky clichés ("It would be my great pleasure to excoriate your soul and eviscerate your memory"). The film's worst sin, though, is that it forgets it's supposed to shock us.

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Cast

rolenameFather Gabriele AmorthRussell CroweFather EsquibelDaniel ZovattoJulia VasquezAlex EssoeHenry VasquezPeter DeSouza-FeighoneyAmy VasquezLaurel MarsdenThe PopeFranco NeroBishop LumumbaCornell JohnAsmodeusRalph Ineson

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rolenameDirectorJulius Avery

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Theatrical distributor

Sony

Released on

2023-04-07

Languages

English | German | Korean | Latin | Italian | Spanish | Chinese

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references, nudity

Formats

Colour

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