Exorcism of Emily Rose

Pros: Very interesting, entertaining movie. Good cast.
Cons: More of a drama than a scary thriller.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to enjoy scary movies. I still don’t really care for the slasher type that much, but I do enjoy suspenseful movies. I first heard about The Exorcism of Emily Rose several months ago. I was ...

Pros: It takes you away...
Cons: ...it ain't Calgon.

The only thing worse than a scary movie is a hyped one, or so I was thinking a few days ago after seeing the commercial for The Exorcism Of Emily Rose ten too many times. But then I read about the whole courthouse angle, and I love me some Law & ...

Pros: interesting story, fine performances
Cons: too predictable

I didn't see this film in its theatrical run because everyone I knew told me to dodge it like a bullet - so I did. Watching it on video, I can see why, but I still liked it in spite of its flaws. The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a supernatural thriller ...

Pros: Jennifer Carpenter’s stellar and haunting performance.
Cons: Should have explored the central theme a little more.

I am a self avowed spiritual agnostic, but occasionally some human drama unfolds that makes me rethink—however minute—my views of the One God, Jesus, the Devil, and their place in our shockingly short and superstitious lives. The occasion in this case ...

Pros: Powerful and emotional cast, the exorcism scenes are pretty intense, concept, sound.
Cons: Exorcist rip-off, courtroom scenes, didn't seem like a horror movie.

I know what you are saying? What? No he didn't say that!. I'll get to my reasoning why I said that after I reveal the story of the movie. An attorney comes across a story involving a 19 year old year who has been possessed by a demon or The ...

Pros: Good cast, acting, and a very interesting story.
Cons: Not very scary...

Father Moore: [Reading Emily's letter] People say that God is dead, but how can they believe that when I show them the Devil? Directed by Scott Derrickson Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose Laura Linney as Erin Bruner Tom Wilkinson as ...

Pros: good courtroom drama, accurate portrayals of legal and religious tenets 
Cons: unfortunate title, oversimplifies the events, changes facts to fit the director’s interpretation

Emily Rose review Pros:  good courtroom drama, accurate portrayals of legal and religious tenets  Cons:  unfortunate title, oversimplifies the events, changes facts to fit the director's interpretation Bottom ...

Pros: Kept with the real story very well.
Cons: Could have used more "umph."

This is an exorcism movie about a young girl named Emily Rose(Jennifer Carpenter, White Chicks, Lisa). It is based on a real life story about a German girl named Annaliese. Like her real life counterpart, Emily goes off to a community college to become a ...

Pros: Laura Linney and Campbell Scott jousting in the courtroom
Cons: Emily Rose, Lucifer, and Father Moore making a mockery of faith outside the courtroom

Sometimes, a movie just offends you into taking a break from studying for your exams to write a review. I want to establish to you off the bat that Exorcism of Emily Rose is not a scary movie. There are two things directors of scary movies do ...

Pros: Laura Linney and a few suspenseful moments
Cons: a movie about a trial...can we say snooooooze-fest?

I just love movies that are billed as "scary" and evolve into a long drawn-out TV courtroom drama. Don't you? I mean, I just LOVE plunking down $10 per seat to settle in for a fright-fest only to experience a LONG episode of "The Practice." It should ...

Pros: Jennifer Carpenter; compelling in middling doses
Cons: As exorcist flicks go, EMILY ROSE should be THE VERSION YOU SHOULD NEVER SEE

Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) is a lawyer whose firm represents the Archdiocese. She has been hired to defend Father Richard Moore (Tom Wilkinson), not of pederasty but of negligent homicide. The priest was performing an apparent exorcism on a young ...

Pros: great scares, acting, emotion & purpose as opposed to mindless violence
Cons: a bit light in the DVD features

I like horror movies for a variety of reasons. One is the curiosity of the unknown especially as it applies to the supernatural. Even as a child I was curious rather than frightened when presented with the idea of ghosts, undead, and other such things. ...

Pros: acting, story, everything
Cons: Nothing

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is based on a true story about a girl who was believed to be possessed by six demons, who went through an exorcism by the Catholic Church and then died a few days later. The movie is presented as a both a courtroom ...

Pros: Plot, acting, horror scenes, direction, music
Cons: A few tiny things...

Anyone who knows me will know that I’m not exactly what you would call a horror freak. I think the slasher genre, with all of it’s “Halloweens” and “Nightmare on Elm Streets” is about the worst thing ever to happen to cinema. And I am firm in my belief ...

Pros: Excellent cast, interesting story, subtle but effective creepiness, decent use of flashbacks
Cons: resembles a TV movie in courtroom scenes, pace is too slow in spots

Is there a spirit world? Is evil in us or is it a force from another realm? Can science provide an explanation for everything? Does fact win out over faith? These are all questions I thought about after seeing The Exorcism of Emily Rose. In our current ...