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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 59 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 20, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Campbell Scott & Mary Beth Hurt | |
Performer: | Shohreh Aghdashloo, Josh Close & Henry Czerny | |
Directed by | Scott Derrickson | |
Edited by | Jeff Betancourt | |
Screenwriting by | Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman | |
Composition by | Christopher Young | |
Produced by | Gary Lucchesi, Beau Flynn, Tom Rosenberg & Tripp Vinson | |
Director of Photography: | Tom Stern |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
It all gets rather silly when it turns out that the Devil isn't above knocking off the odd key witness or two ...
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ViewLondon
Rating: 2/5 --
A glum and undistinguished drama -- it's certainly nothing so crass as a horror movie, despite the spooky come-on of the marketing.
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eFilmCritic.com
Very scary stuff. And as a courtroom drama, very effective.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 6/10 --
By modern standards the gore is minimal and most of the thrills come from production craftsmanship. It does not make this a classic, but it is a decent and even compelling horror film.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Rating: 2.5/4 --
...a mildly engaging drama.
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Reel Film Reviews
Rating: B+ --
It avoids gratuitous gore and the shocks that provide the backbone of most horror films. ... [Derrickson's] more interested in the spiritual questions at hand.
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Looking Closer
Rating: 3/5 --
A classy 'boo!' movie for those who like their horror polite.
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BBC.com
Product Description:
Based on a true story, this film is both a riveting courtroom drama and a first class chiller. A Catholic Priest (Tom Wilkinson) is on trial for homicidal negligence after performing a failed exorcism on Emily Rose, devout college girl (Jennifer Carpenter) now dead from assorted wounds and malnutrition. Laura Linney plays Erin Bruner, the priest's defense lawyer, and Campbell Scott plays the chief prosecutor, who argues persuasively that Emily was likely suffering from psychotic epilepsy and could have been saved with hospitalization and medicine. The demonic possession unfolds in a series of spine-tingling flashbacks and as it does so, the initially doubtful Erin is visited by evil forces and her own soul seems to be at stake. More than a criminal negligence case, the trial becomes about the importance of recognizing the limits of rationality and the possibility of a world beyond the visible. In portraying the extent to which wildly different belief systems have splintered modern society this film couldn't be more relevant or timely. Linney and Campbell are first rate, as is to be expected, creating great depth for their characters even though the script grants them almost no personal lives; it's a very "stick to the facts" sort of tale. Each character lives a life of apparent near-isolation, which adds to the cumulative effect of unease. The house where Emily grows up is spookily oppressive, the scenes of possession are truly scary and a dark sense of foreboding may follow viewers long after the credits have rolled. Carpenter earns a place as a 21st century scream queen with her hair-raising, fearless performance; Mary Beth Hurt plays the judge.
Keywords:
Demonic Possession
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Death
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Mystery
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Suspense
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Thriller
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Supernatural
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Theatrical Release
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Courtroom
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Crime
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Demons
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Teenage Girls
Product Info
- UPC: 043396131095
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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