The Rite (Trailer)

[MyBlu-rayBrotherEd]

Trailer:

http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEqrBVkIE3yTut

Opens 01-28-2011

Inspired by true events, The Rite follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith. Directed by Mikael Håfström (1408), The Rite is a supernatural thriller that uncovers the devil's reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth.

The Rite comes to theaters January 28th, 2011 and stars Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones. The film is directed by Mikael Håfström

[antwonaj]

I don't know about anyone else but i thought that was rather disappointing.

The movie just seemed to calm.

[Holmes]

It's decent. Nothing spectacular. My review:

The Rite is a demonic-possession suspense film in the vein of The Last Exorcism and, of course, The Exorcist, the 38-year-old religious hair-raiser which remains the finest example of the sub-genre. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408) and "suggested" by a nonfiction account by Matt Baglio, this film stars Colin O’Donoghue as Michael Kovak, an American seminarian who is, naturally, flirting with atheism and in search of evidence of God's existence. Sent by a concerned superior (Toby Jones) to Rome to learn the rite of exorcism, Michael meets Father Lucas Trevant (Anthony Hopkins), an unorthodox Welsh Jesuit and veteran exorcist. What transpires next is predictable: Michael witnesses his first exorcism, performed by Father Lucas on a pregnant Italian girl (Marta Gastini), then begins to experience frightening and surreal visions which force him to reevaluate his doubt, and so on and so forth.

Hafstrom and cinematographer Ben Davis (Kick-Ass) use their atmospheric, attractive Roman locations well. Screenwriter Michael Petroni (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) seems to have at least a passing interest in the ongoing conversation between religion and science, though this intelligence vanishes in time for a CGI-driven, fairly banal third act. I must admit, as an atheist and proud owner of The God Delusion, I was rooting for Michael as he urged the other men of the cloth to consider psychiatric explanations for suspected cases of possession, even though I was never less than aware where the film was headed. I just wish the film's end game relied more on the unknown, on atmosphere and the suggestion of unseen terror, rather than Linda Blair-lite bellowing and exaggerated digital contortion.

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