The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Movie Review

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE - MOVIE REVIEW

HE SAID:

A truly scary movie after quite some time, made all the more spine chilling when we find out that it is based on a true story. The trend in Hollywood in recent times seems to be "based on a true story" movies.

This movie forces us to confront the existence of a spirit world populated by angels and demons. Today, surrounded by all the technological marvels that have proliferated our existence, we might find the notion of demons roaming the earth amongst us, extremely funny. However, strange unexplained events occur every day all around the world.

The other important question raised by this film is about the nature of evil. Does evil merely exist in human thoughts and deeds or does it exist as an entity external to us?

Once again we are shown that there is nothing more scary than fear. Not all the blood, gore and ghosts can equal the effect of making the audience feel the fear and paranoia of the characters on screen.

The movie is understated and low on flashy special effects. It relies on good old fashioned story telling. While we who are watching the movie may not believe in Christianity or the existence of the spirit world, it is extremely difficult to discount the evidence described. There is something more than what we see around us. Man with all his technological advances is unable to explain so many phenomenon.

Laura Linney is brilliant as the agnostic, high-profile lawyer who progressively starts believing in God and realises that lie is not all about chasing the almighty dollar. Tom Wilkinson as the priest accused of negligent homicide of Emily Rose is very convincing. Emily Rose played by Jennifer Carpenter has gone through hell to perform this role. The fabulous contortions that her body is put through are sure to scar her for life.

Ultimately the message here is to prove God's existence by showing the existence of the devil.

A must see movie for everyone. Not for the faint of heart.

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best, I give this movie a 8.

SHE SAID:

Very Scary! My God! I could not sleep properly and when I woke up in the middle of the night for a trip to the toilet, I could not help looking over my shoulders.

I was not too impressed by a any statement that this movie was trying to make. It is a good scary movie made all the more scary by the possible that it could be a true story.

Definitely worth watching if you want to get really and truly sleepless with fear.

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best, I give this movie a 4.