Emily Rose is the daughter of a very religious family and while going to college, she believed she became possessed by 6 demons taking over her body. She gets medical treatment which doesn't seem to work and since both her and her family are religious they turn to their faith and asks their priest for help. The priest performs an exorcism which fails and later on Emily dies and the priest goes to court being accused of causing her death. He gets represented by a driven female lawyer and tells Emily's story to the court.
Having heard a lot about The Exorcism of Emily Rose I was expecting a slow court room drama instead of a horror movie but it actually turned out to be both and to my surprise it didn't lack in the horror either. Not that it's very scary really but it definitely has it's moments of horror.
The drama part is very good and these two combined, horror and drama, makes for a really good movie.
What also makes it great is that it's based on a true story, and that sometimes makes you think differently when watching compared to if it would've been fiction.
I felt this movie had a lot going for it, it's based on a true story which makes it more interesting. When thinking that these events actually have taken place for real it adds a lot to the movie and makes you wonder.
Whether you believe in demons or think it's just a hoax doesn't matter, it's still very interesting and captivating. It's a really good interesting drama with a few scares, it's not very scary but it still adds a lot to it and I really like what they've done with it.
Although for people only interested in horror this might not be the flick for you. Laura Linney who plays the lawyer who represents the preist is very belivable and I was kinda amazed of how good of an actress she really is.
Even if you don't want to, The Exorcism of Emily Rose still will make you think and that's a good sign for a good movie.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
MOVIE YEAR: 2005
DIRECTOR: Scott Derrickson
WRITING CREDITS: Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson
GENRE: Drama, Horror, Thriller
CAST: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 119 min
RATING: 8/10
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