Review: THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
Father Moore: “There are forces surrounding this trial…dark, powerful forces.”
Starring Jennifer Carpenter as the title character, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE is 25% courtroom drama, 25% psychological horror, 25% supernatural mystery, and 25% rip-off of THE SIXTH SENSE. It isn’t the most original film, as it seems like an homage to previous demonic, exorcism-related films (i.e. THE OMEN, THE EXORCIST); but that is made up for by the suspenseful cinematographic experience, the ingeniously-tackled camera angles, the solid performances by actors such as Tom Wilkinson and Campbell Scott, and the flummoxing plot of the entire feature. That said, this is not a film I would watch again; but it was not one of those cases when I’ve wanted to raise torches and pitchforks for “PG-13 horror”, because this proved that a PG-13 rating does not automatically make a horror movie dull and stupid.
Jason: “Emily?”
Emily Rose: “DON’T TOUCH ME!!!……Jason, please…don’t leave me!”
GRADE: B
Does the eagle really learn how to fly by being pushed out of the nest?
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