Not the best Italian accent from Australia's own Russell Crowe, but an interesting if dark and violent film based on a true story of Father Gabriele Amorth, apparently a somewhat cantankerous Vatican priest, and his attempts to try and free a possessed boy in Spain.
What follows is, to be frank, fairly grim (there is not much in the way of sunshine and warm feelings in this one), and tests Amorth's faith. Crowe is pretty good in the role, a hulking sort of man with a weathered face who seems fairly implacable, even in the face of pure evil. The exorcism uncovers some awkward truths for the Catholic church. The finale was very well done, everything building to a crescendo.
Not a religious person by any stretch, but I nonetheless found this darkly entertaining. Other than the accent issues, I thought Russell Crowe did a good job.
What follows is, to be frank, fairly grim (there is not much in the way of sunshine and warm feelings in this one), and tests Amorth's faith. Crowe is pretty good in the role, a hulking sort of man with a weathered face who seems fairly implacable, even in the face of pure evil. The exorcism uncovers some awkward truths for the Catholic church. The finale was very well done, everything building to a crescendo.
Not a religious person by any stretch, but I nonetheless found this darkly entertaining. Other than the accent issues, I thought Russell Crowe did a good job.