The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist

Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

  • Released: 2023-04-05
  • Runtime: 103 minutes
  • Genre: Horror, Mystery
  • Stars: Russell Crowe, Alex Essoe, Daniel Zovatto, Franco Nero, Laurel Marsden, Cornell John, Ralph Ineson, Pablo Raybould, Alessandro Gruttadauria, Paloma Bloyd, Marc Velasco, Tom Bonington, Derek Carroll, Victor SolĂ©, Gennaro Diana
  • Director: Julius Avery
 Comments
  • tnkgurl - 30 June 2024
    Better Than *Most* Exorcism Movies in a Plethora of Existing Exorcism Movies.. But def worth a Watch!
    I am a True Horror Fan. I Absolutely LOVE HORROR as a Genre, but I am dissolutioned by many of the God Awful Horror that has been made these last 30+ yrs... But In saying that, This "Exorcism Horror" Genre Flick IS ACTUALLY Better than Most.. Its concept might have been done to death by so many before it, but AT LEAST its done Somewhat right in many ways AND its incredibly stylish, Beautiful & dark (in a good way..) It also DOES have some decently good inventive Scares, as well as some interesting & actually Some inventive Jump Scares... This is Definitely a "PopCorn" Flick through & through but a More-Than-Halfway Decent one.

    So, in saying all that... I think it *IS* a Fun, Stylish, & Actually A Very Interesting "Popcorn" Horror Movie That's Definitely WORTH a Watch! Don't let others tell you otherwise :)
  • yehonatanresnick - 25 March 2024
    Surprisingly funny
    Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe) is the Vatican's leading exorcist. After trialed for a previous exorcism he performed, ruling out that there is any real evil left in the world, he is sent by the pope to Spain for a case of a possessed boy. What he will learn and uncover there will shake the Christian world and spiral the Vatican out of balance.

    Something that took me by surprise was how funny this film was. Really, the jokes here landed hard. Russell Crowe plays the Italian Father wonderfully. Mixing I think at least three different languages for the dialogue of the film, his performance is diverse and unique. The rest of the cast is also good with Peter DeSouza-Feighoney who plays 'Henry' the possessed boy, standing out.

    I would say the second act is where all of the crazy horror aspects come to life. Having some decent jump scares and exorcism play out. I always loved demonic horror films. Something about it gives me the creeps in all of the best ways and sets a tone that otherwise is missing in modern horror.

    Towards the final act is where I kind of got the point and it became a bit over the top. You know when you're watching a horror film and your body is tense up to the last second? Here, it was over for me after the second act. Something about the ending was a miss for me.

    Still, the mood is set with the gorgeous gothic mansion surrounded by the woods. The performances carry you through the plot and for me the touch of comedy was unpredictable and surprising. The runtime is under two hours giving you a good movie for a spooky evening.