Advertisements
Demons, possessions and a lot of faith: let yourself be possessed by Russell Crowe's new film in which he brings to life the Church's most important exorcist.
The Pope's Exorcist is the new horror film from director Julius Avery and starring Russell Crowe. The tape will take us to a harsh physical and psychological confrontation between Gabrielle Amorth's father and a powerful demon.
On April 5th, it arrived in theaters The Pope's Exorcistthe new film by Julius Avery, director of films such as Samaritan 2022. The story presents Gabriele Amorth as the Pope's exorcist, who in the late 80s is forced to face a ancient demon chasing an innocent family.
Advertisements
The tape is located in the year 87, when a mother and her two children move to Spain to restore a small cathedral that the father of the family left them as an inheritance when he died. However, the family's tranquility will be interrupted when they face a powerful demon that was locked in the temple basement centuries ago. To face the power of the devil, the Vatican will send its best exorcist, Father Amorth, the Pope's exorcist. Gabriele Amorth will be seen against the ropes to fight the devil, while uncovering some of the Church's darkest secrets.
Horror
Like every film about exorcisms and possessions, The Pope's Exorcist It looks like a horror movie. However, far from reality, the film big problems to stay in the horror genre.
The Pope's Exorcist offers a diluted the fear where they prevail dark scenes that end in loud sounds or unpleasant scenes like watching a character eat a bird's head. Furthermore, the film finds its best moments of humor thanks to the charisma that Russell Crowe's character exudes.
Characters
the film presents five main characters: Father Amorth, father Esquibel, Julia, mother of the family, Amy, the eldest daughter, and Henry, the youngest son. Although the film is based on these five characters, Amorth and Esquibel are the only ones who really stand out.
Advertisements
The family, especially Henry, just serve as a guinea pig be chased by the devil. In turn, Esquibel introduces himself as the local priest who will help the family with their demonic problem and then becomes Gabrielle Amorth's assistant in order to free the child from evil.
Cool, Amorth. Russell Crowe gives a good performance with a character full of trauma who is exposed to a tough battle against the evil one while fighting your own demons. Amorth is a character sarcastic, full of charisma who can laugh at the most difficult situations he faces, because Your best weapon ends up being your humor. Without a doubt, Russell brings much more to the film than a good performance, as he the film is delicious It's thanks to his tremendous talent as an actor.
The Pope's Exorcist It's not the best horror film ever made, but it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel either. The tape is good entertainment to have fun in a movie theater.
The Pope's Exorcist It's a pleasant film leaves the door open for a possible sequel which brings back Amorth and more confrontations against new and more powerful demons.
