The Exorcism of Emily Rose
A young girl gets exorcised by a priest, which turns into a homicide case as the prosecutor declares that the girl has a mental illness and should be dealt medically.
30 March 1942, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
26 October 1935, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
8 April 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19 July 1961, New York City, New York, USA
8 February 1959, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
22 August 1958, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
August 25, 2010
"The film finds a way to justify its existence despite the inevitable comparisons to ["The Exorcist"], in whose shadow it will inevtiably stand..."
July 30, 2007
A glum and undistinguished drama -- it's certainly nothing so crass as a horror movie, despite the spooky come-on of the marketing.
September 09, 2005
The performances are topnotch.
October 03, 2006
full review in Greek
September 09, 2005
As courtroom drama, The Exorcism of Emily Rose works effectively; as a scarefest, it misses the mark. But the performances stick with you, particularly that of Linney, who has an elegant steeliness.
September 09, 2005
There's no green vomit and nobody's head ever rotates a full 360; we stay in the natural world and never enter a movie world, and that makes the movie a lot better.
September 09, 2005
Emily Rose is the thinking person's demon possession movie.
September 09, 2005
This is a horror movie, for once, which really wants us to use our heads.
September 21, 2007
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.
September 12, 2005
Very scary stuff. And as a courtroom drama, very effective.
July 04, 2007
Derrickson's film has been overtaken by bland characters, cheap shocks, kindergarten theology and a pace so plodding that viewers will be left wondering whether it is just Erin's watch that has mysteriously stopped.
