The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) is a movie I recently watched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows a lawyer who takes a case where she represents a priest accused of murder of a young lady who was going through the exorcism process. The lawyer will need to prove that the exorcism was real and that the priest did everything he could to save her.
This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) and stars Laura Linney (Mystic River), Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Colm Feore (Thor), Joshua Close (Fargo) and Kenneth Welsh (The Day After Tomorrow).
This film has a lot going for it. The cast is absolutely amazing top to bottom. Linney and Carpenter deliver perfect performances. The storyline has a fantastic setup and does a great job of establishing the characters and circumstances. The cinematography is very good as are the settings to set the mood. The exorcism scenes are solid as are the possession sequences. Unfortunately, the court scenes are just okay and the ending is a bit cheesy, but still worth watching.
Overall, this is far from a classic but it is a worthwhile possession movie and addition to the horror genre. I would score this a 6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.
This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) and stars Laura Linney (Mystic River), Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Colm Feore (Thor), Joshua Close (Fargo) and Kenneth Welsh (The Day After Tomorrow).
This film has a lot going for it. The cast is absolutely amazing top to bottom. Linney and Carpenter deliver perfect performances. The storyline has a fantastic setup and does a great job of establishing the characters and circumstances. The cinematography is very good as are the settings to set the mood. The exorcism scenes are solid as are the possession sequences. Unfortunately, the court scenes are just okay and the ending is a bit cheesy, but still worth watching.
Overall, this is far from a classic but it is a worthwhile possession movie and addition to the horror genre. I would score this a 6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.