The Pope’s Exorcist Movie Review- After her husband passes away, American widow Julia (Alex Essoe) relocates to Castile with her children, Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney) and Amy. (Laurel Marsden). Julia’s husband left her only the abbey, which she is eager to refurbish and sell in order to make ends meet. The ancient abbey fits all the criteria for a haunted location because it is decaying, deserted, and spooky, to put it mildly. And at this point, physical skeletons start to fall out of the closet.
Movie Details:
Director: Julius Avery
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Language: English
Cast: Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, and Franco Nero.
Run Time: 1 hour 42 minutes.
Genre: Horror
Based on: An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories; by Gabriele Amorth
Where to watch? – At the theatres!
The Pope’s Exorcist Movie Review:
Despite the fact that The Pope’s Exorcist is allegedly based on real events, Julius Avery’s portrayal of the genre falls far short of the movies that came before it. (think Exorcist). The movie tries to convince us of a plot that is simply poorly crafted. The film’s major flaw is that it is a simple horror movie that tries to hide in the exorcism universe. While the movie does mention sensitive topics like sexual assault in churches, it doesn’t care to go into much detail.
Julia proposes remodelling the church, selling it, and moving back to the US. Father Esquibel, the parish priest, is kind and helpful (Daniel Zovatto). In the dismal interiors, things tend to go bump in the night, as is only natural. Henry, who was riding along with his father when he passed away, has been silent ever since the collision. Henry decides to explore the dark instead of venturing outside to take in the breathtaking vistas. Why do characters in horror films constantly enter the shadows? He discovers some terrifying objects, and then terrible things start to happen.
A young man’s devil is thrown into a pig’s body by Father Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe), an exorcist employed by the Diocese of Rome and an Italian Catholic priest. In Rome, certain people, like Cardinal Sullivan (Ryan O’Grady), believe exorcism and demons are horribly outdated and do not serve the image of a modern church, even if the Pope (Franco Nero) supports Amorth and considers his work to be crucial.
The Pope’s Exorcist Movie Storyline:
Following a brief discussion about the nature and existence of evil, Amorth departs on his Vespa to deal with the most recent of the devil’s henchmen (presumably inspired by seeing priests go around on a Vespa). The devil (Ralph Ineson), who is in control of Henry, is aware of information about Amorth, demonstrating that he is a real person and also quite strong. Esquibel is warned by Amorth that the demon will use their guilt against them and that they must maintain their fortitude by praying in Latin.
Any such subtext does not derail The Pope’s Exorcist. Screenwriters Michael Petroni and Evan Spiliotopoulos added a Spanish Inquisition touch to an uncomplicated possession plot. (The Unholy). The movie goes fairly jerkily from point A to point B, suggesting that the censors made significant cuts to it. However, that does not prevent you from appreciating Crowe’s performance as Amorth, who rides around on a small scooter while sipping whisky or double-shot espressos and chirping “Cuckoo.”
Conclusion:
Esquibel chose the church over love, while Amorth bears the burden of survivor’s guilt for failing to help a young woman in need. A plot involving the Spanish Inquisition exists in addition to the swearing, the upside-down spider walking on the walls, and regurgitating red cardinals rather than the usual projectile green vomit.
Rereading William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist (1971), which served as the basis for the franticly popular 1973 William Friedkin film (which was released 50 years ago on December 26), was both thrilling and unsettling. The battle between a guilt-stricken Father Damien Karras and the strong demon, as well as the eventual revelation of the reason for Regan’s unusual behaviour, are intriguing aspects of the book. However, the book’s overt misogyny is problematic.
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