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I remember seeing the trailer for this movie and thinking it was some sort of sequel to The Pope's Exorcist, but its not. Its not related at all and yet it feels like the same movie. Odd!

Not sure what's going on with Russell Crowe's career. I know that some stars get older and phase out, forced to do lower value movies or take supporting roles over leads in bigger ones but what was the crime to Hollywood Russell Crowe committed to have to do such bad movies other than him getting fat?

(What? Don't act like that's not a crime in Hollywood?) From my perspective the movie is filled with well enough known names: Adam Goldberg Chole Bailey. David Hyde Pierce is in this movie! David High Pierce! I known it's been a while sense Fraser has been on the air but I feel like Miles Crane must give the movie some star power. And Sam Worthington! This was a real puzzle. Did Worthington owe someone money? Does the filmmaker have something on this dude that would get him canceled?

I can only imagine what this movie was suppose to be is sitting somewhere on a cutting room floor in Hollywood cause this is not making sense. It's amazing how someone could have watched this movie and thought this was going to fly and I can only assume what Crowe signed up for and filmed was totally different than the finished product.

I can clearly see a good idea that just was not done well at all.

The scene setting to start was good, strong pacing and intriguing.

Unfortunately it never developed from there...loose story line, there was never any reason behind the occurrences of the film.

What relation did any of the references have to the story line? You'd have to see it for this to be a spoiler... and I don't personally think you should...

What happened to the characters?

Would I recommend this film? Simply put, no, spend your money watching something else!

It's a shame watching a film with Russell Crowe headlining and coming away from it saying.. why has he decided to star in this movie? Is this a sign his acting career has possibly seen better days?

If you want a few cheap jump scares go for it, but you've been warned!!

I was genuinely hoping some sort of 'The Pope's Exorcist' tie-in at the end as compensation for the time I wasted on this, but I can only dream.

The entire movie is a giant mess. Unsolved mysteries, forgotten characters and storylines and just dark - in terms of lighting; it was very hard to see some of the actors during some scenes.

It's neither gripping or scary. This movie is so bad that I can't get myself to even praise Crowe's performance.

I understand the production had huge hurdles to overcome but that won't even serve as an excuse for this awful film. How this managed to be green lit by so many execs etc and make it to the big screen will remain the real mystery.

As the title suggest, give this one a miss. You're actually better off not seeing it.

I will say just don't watch it . The movie starts with a good suspense, but its just for 10 minutes, in the entire movie theres not a single scary scene to consider this movie as horror film. The entire movie is so slow and felt like watching it forcefully just because i have paid for the tickets, 1.5 hours felt like 3 hours.

They try to put some scary scenes in between the movie but just at the moment it feels like getting interesting in the movie, the scene shifts to something else and everything just gets ruined. Even the scary scenes cannot be considered as scary, everything is predictable and.tge scenes are just for few minutes.

The climax is super dull and doesn't satisfies at all.

I'm a huge fan of Russell Crowe, but this is beneath him. Basically he's an actor on the skids playing a priest in a horror film. No, thats the plot, a wink wink at the audience kinda thing. It takes however forever to get the plot moving. This story has been overdone in Hollywood, not one incarnation comes close to 1973 The Exorcist and 1990 Exorcist III, both far superior to this trash. Also, I find it annoying that every film must be beholden to some Hollywood checklist, his daughter is lesbian and they make her love interest African-American to check off some required list. I'm not prejudice, but I feel it's so obvious that they are just fulfilling some list, feels forced. Anyways, a huge pass. I've seen more gore and scares on a Walking Dead episode on AMC.

Giving this an 6/10 rating

Gets above 5 because Russell Crowe is good, as is David Hyde Pierce, Chloe Bailey is great, Adam Goldberg plays quite the unlikeable man in this, and it's really the performances that are good, the film is not enough, and at least it does have some good horror in it, as in a few good deaths, effects are good, it uses light, very well.

The set up is fine, the film is played out into day sessions, and Crowe's character goes deeper into the hell hole. It's not really that scary, but again, you have good acting but nothing really else that helps you feel that this is been done before, More needed on the characters and story please, think this might of been a rush job to get this one out, it's a disappointing film, not worth the trip unless you watch the trailer and it suits you.

The other big problem is that he played this character that is so similar in 'The Pope's Exorcist', a few months back, and a sequel is coming for that, go watch that instead of this. Like I wrote above, some good acting is why I gave it a 6 instead of a 5.

Why have exorcism movies become all the rage again? It's such a defeated sub-genre. There's no life left in it. I was really hoping 'The Exorcism' was going to do something unique or throw a twist on the concept. But no, it had nothing new to offer.

The only time this film really worked was during the interesting little glimpses behind the scenes of the movie within a movie being filmed. Like it wasn't overly captivating cinema, but compared to the tired "horror" the film was trying to put forward it was at least something with a pulse.

I never cared about the fate of any of the characters and never felt my heart-rate raise a single beat. This one was a miss. 4/10.

The Exorcism isn't truly a horror film. Yes, there are horror and possession elements. And there are deaths. But, it's more about the inner demons than Hell demons (although this is present as well).

This is a psychological drama about a man who is tormented by his past behaviors, choices, and addictions as he faces this shame and guilt through the eyes of his daughter. Russell Crowe gives a subtle performance, and I believe that is throwing people off from the depth of his performance, especially when you compare this to his more macho and strong characters he tends to play. This is a broken man trying to understand his own demons, playing an actor in a movie whose character is a priest attempting an exorcism. Meta enough for you?

The movie isn't perfect as the editing is choppy, but I feel this could be a stylistic choice of the director (or studio) to present the gaps of memory experienced when possessed. And how making a movie can have these deja vu elements repeatedly filming a sequence, plot being filmed out of order, etc. Supporting cast can be decent actors, or they can feel a bit characteristic and one note.

Overall, this is a decent psychological drama and thriller. If you are expecting a horror film, this won't quite do it for you. If you are seeking a possession film, think change of demeanor possession, not head spinning vomiting pea soup. If you are up for a father who is heavily flawed and a daughter who is mourning the death of her mother by rebellion who are trying to connect, this is a film for you.

The Exorcist (1973) is a classic of horror cinema, with standout performances, superb direction and shocking special effects sequences. The Exorcism is utter garbage.

Flushing his career even further round the u-bend, the once great Russell Crowe stars as washed-up Hollywood actor Anthony Miller (a not-very-demanding role), who's given another chance when he wins the part of a priest in a possession horror film, the previous actor having taken his own life. However, the production turns out to be cursed, with those who take on the role falling under a demonic influence.

Instead of dealing with an actual demon, the majority of this film sees Tony struggling with the metaphorical demons of his troubled past, which include abuse as a child, the death of his wife, his consequent addictions to alcohol and drugs and his strained relationship with his daughter Lee (Ryan Simpkins, who fails to convince as a teenager). Director Joshua John Miller is under the mistaken impression that he is making something profound and meaningful instead of a simple scary movie and the result is a film that is weighed down by its all-too-serious approach.

The final act delivers the usual possession movie tropes, but none of it makes much sense in the scheme of things, and the extremely tedious build-up simply isn't worth the effort.

2024 has been a really strange year for horror, as far as I am concerned. Every time I think I have seen the worst that the year is going to throw at me, along comes another, even more diabolical piece of trash. 1/10.

I really enjoyed this movie. Now I didn't have high hopes for it after reading a lot of reviews but I'm a huge scary movie fan. It is very hard to scare me on the person that takes the front in haunted houses. Most scary movies don't scare me, but there were parts of this... That kept me moving away from the TV. I never got bored or felt like I was gonna fall asleep. If you're looking for a fun watch with nothing else to watch? I feel like this horror movie did better than the newest ones in theaters. Russell Crowe did a very great job and I was interested in this. I saw the girl from the Netflix scary movie series was playing in this. Yes... movies like this have been done before. But some parts I didn't expect And there are some jump, scares throughout the whole movie.

I know that this film was technically being worked on before the serviceable pope's exorcist last year, but I find it funny that Crowe took both nearly exact roles as an exorcist in a 4 year span. This is a guy that won an Oscar that was once held as a top five actor in the 2000s. That's not to say he still can't act well because in both of these films, he carries it with his tenacious intensity and dedication to the character. It just seems peculiar that he's not in really any other films.

While, this film doesn't do anything particularly different and the cliches run amok . It's still a passable exorcism movie with captivating enough visuals and ok story to keep you intertwined. The supporting cast is actually rather great as well. Sam Worthington proves once again he's quite underrated and never truly got the respect he deserved. Crowe of course pours every bit he has into these films and while I'd like to see him get other roles if that's even possible, he has found a particular niche As the go to aging exorcist.

This movie started out really great. A washed up, alcoholic actor gets a chance at a comeback role playing the priest in a remake of The Exorcist. But strange things are afoot. Is he still fighting his old demons in his mind, or is he fighting a real demon on set? Unfortunately, we know the answer as an opening prologue takes away that mystery before it's begun. But, let's see how it plays out.... Ooh boy, does it lose its way at the halfway point. Scenes are stitched together that make no sense, people behave as no normal person would, devastating injuries disappear, crazy behavior is blown off, a sudden fall to death - isn't? It's just ridiculous, and there's no comeuppance for the one awful character. It's like they stopped halfway through and just threw everything on the cutting room floor at the screen and then rolled the credits.

The Exorcism

An embarrassment of epic proportions, The Exorcism is one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen. A movie that had the potential to tackle issues of addiction, depression and recovery, in a setting of Catholic demonology missed the mark at every turn. By the end of the movie, you will leave as baffled as I at what I had just endured.

The sorry excuse for a plot begins with promise. An actor who lost his way in drugs and alcohol during his wife's sickness and death is trying to make a come back. His daughter, who is also grieving, is sent home from school for vandalism, as justified as it is. Then it goes off the rails. At first I thought it would be a metaphor for madness, but no, the stupidity that ensues is portrayed literally but with no explanation. There is no backstory of the horror element. The religious language and behavior are 100% wrong, which makes no sense in a world a simple google search would fix it. I should have known it would be terrible when a cell phone falls 4 stories and is undamaged, but a man breaks his own spine and nobody calls 911.

Russell Crowe, who clearly lost a bet, actually does a pretty good job with the drivel he's given. He's scary as he loses his way, but nobody cares. There is absolutely no context of any kind. Scene transitions don't make sense. Behavior of the characters make no sense. I feel like I was the one descending into madness.

The soundtrack was painful to listen to. I don't need to hear church bells while the actors embarrass themselves screaming out fake rituals and Latin.

Avoid this movie at all costs. I saw it with another horror movie fan, and we both looked at each other in shock at how bad this movie was.

If you're planning to watch a horror film, this is definitely not the one to choose. The production seems to have mistakenly categorized it under the horror genre instead of drama. Out of the 100-minute runtime, the film dedicates a mere 15 minutes to horror, while the remaining 85 minutes are purely drama. Watching this in theaters feels like a waste of time and money if you're expecting a spine-chilling horror experience. Given the minimal horror content, the price of this movie should be Rs 15, reflecting the 15 minutes that are worth watching.

The acting is commendable, but this only holds true if you approach the movie as a drama. The performances are solid and engaging in the context of a dramatic narrative, but if you're hoping for terrifying scenes and suspenseful moments, you'll be sorely disappointed. The film is painfully slow for a horror movie, lacking the tension and thrills that are characteristic of the genre.

One of the most significant drawbacks is its lack of relevance to the previous movie in the series. Fans who are looking for continuity and connections to the earlier installment will find none. This disconnection makes the movie feel disjointed and leaves viewers questioning its place in the series. It's almost as if the filmmakers decided to create a standalone drama but then labeled it as part of the horror series to attract a larger audience.

The storyline itself is unremarkable and fails to evoke any real fear or suspense. The plot meanders through various dramatic elements, focusing on character development and interpersonal relationships. While these aspects might be interesting in a different genre, they simply don't work in a movie that is supposed to be horror. The 15 minutes of horror that the film does offer are clichéd and predictable, lacking the originality and creativity needed to make a lasting impact.

Moreover, the pacing is incredibly slow, dragging through scenes that add little to the overall narrative. This slow pacing is a significant detriment in a horror film, where timing and rhythm are crucial to building tension and maintaining the audience's engagement. Instead of feeling on the edge of their seats, viewers are likely to find themselves bored and restless, waiting for something, anything, to happen.

The film's setting and atmosphere also fail to contribute to a sense of fear or unease. The locations and cinematography are more suited to a drama, with warm lighting and intimate settings that don't lend themselves to creating a spooky or ominous mood. The music, too, is more melodramatic than menacing, further reinforcing the feeling that you're watching a drama rather than a horror film.

If you have no plans and nowhere else to go, and maybe if you have some time to waste, then perhaps you might consider watching it. But even in that case, it would be with the understanding that you're not going to experience a traditional horror film. For those who value their time and are looking for a genuine horror experience, it's best to spend your valuable time elsewhere. There are plenty of other films that deliver true horror and are worth watching.

In conclusion, this film is a disappointment for horror enthusiasts. Its misclassification, slow pace, and lack of relevance to its predecessor make it a poor choice for a horror movie night. The drama elements might be appreciated by some, but they don't belong in a film marketed as horror. Save your time and money for a film that truly delivers on its promise of thrills and scares. This one, unfortunately, does not.

Going all-out meta on the "film about an exorcism" genre I just didn't get this and neither did the audience I watched it with. Well acted, I suppose, and Sam Worthington was not quite up to his standard film wallpaper contribution. Frankly not scary and ultimately terribly boring. The direction and settings did kind of bring the 70s exploitation vibe to mind but when Ti West is churning out much better films I wonder why this was green-lightef. Brings nothing new, other than the LGBT characters survive, and sets the low bar for films this summer. Not even so bad it's a guilty pleasure, watch whenever it hits Netflix so you don't feel guilty when you stop it to watch something else. Please Russel, maybe try a sci-fi movie next to keep you away from the dog collars?

I don't agree with some of the bad reviews here. Maybe its because of crowe having two exorsim films out and now might be in danger of being typcast. But whatever it is, this film was good and it worked. First up russell is a great all around actor. Havent seen him in a few years but i still think his great at what he does. The scares and even jumpscares worked. Nothing felt force and it did catch me off guard the times in which it happened. We start off well as we get a soundstage and an actor walking through a house set learning his lines. Something something happens and crows tony ends up working on the same film. An actor playing an actor that is playing a pope. As things progress his daughter lee relizes something might be a miss with her father and the progress is well done also. Out of the horror films ive seen recenly I have to say this was the best as it was actually scary and overall enjoyable with pretty good acting all across the board.

First, let me just say I found this to be a decent little horror movie where there's more going on. People were expecting a story of boos and jump scares and while this has its decent amount of those, there's a lot more to the movie.

The writer/director is the son of the original star of the Classic Excorcist movie. In fact, the name Miller will pop up as the protagonist here which I've got to say isn't coincidence, or at least doesn't feel like it.

Russell Crowe is filming a horror movie with some spiritual, supernatural elements. Lots of strange things begin happening and the explanation behind them could be a number of things which the movie explores. No spoilers here but if you're aware of the back story of the making of the original Excorcist movie and have heard about all the accidents that plagued that movie's set, it makes you wonder if this might at least be inspired by a true story.

The director has talked about his father struggling as an actor and how he would see his father's movies. He wrote another movie Final Girls, one of the most original horror movies I've ever seen, as therapy in dealing with how hurt it is to lose a dad, but know that he will live on through films.

I'll say this one has some underlying theme here centered around the behind the scenes of a horror movie. I found it to be decent and recommend it for its original content of a genre that's been seen before. While it's not everyone's kind of movie, I'll say I enjoyed it because it tells a pretty decent little scary story.

What an excellent day to see an advance screening of "The Exorcism".

When you hear Russell Crowe is going to play a troubled actor "Anthony Miller" with a past of alcohol and drug abuse you immediately think this will be a stretch for Rusty who's never made a headline once over crazy behaviour.

Oh wait a minute...that Russell Crowe...well now that'll be super easy, barely an inconvenience!

It's not the first time Russell has fought off demons on the Big Screen either.

Hands up if you remember "The Pope's Exorcist" from last year?

In that horror film he played Father Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist and put in a solid performance.

The crazy thing is he made this 2024 release "The Exorcism" in 2019 and this supernatural horror has been sitting on the shelves gathering dust for five years.

What makes this film even more intriguing is Director Joshua John Miller (brother of actor Jason Patric) is the son of actor Jason Miller (Academy Award nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright), who played Father Damien in 1973's "The Exorcist".

In fact, "Anthony Miller" is the star in a remake they are filming of "The Exorcist" with only the names changed to avoid law suits.

It's enough to make your head spin.

The inner film is being directed by Adam Goldberg as "Peter" and on all the scripts being studied by the actors the name for this movie is "The Georgetown Project".

So, it's no coincidence that the events for the original movie, the basis for this movie, happened in Georgetown, Washington DC.

I do love a good inside reference.

Crowe and Goldberg have been reunited after nearly 20 years since they filmed the marvellous "A Beautiful Mind" together.

In "The Exorcism", "Anthony" is slowly losing his beautiful mind to demonic possession that builds to a crescendo in the third act.

Meanwhile his on screen daughter Ryan Simpkins as "Lee" is freaking out that daddy is regressing to his old habits that put him in rehab while his wife, her mother, was dying of cancer.

The Catholic religion relies on guilt almost as much as demons do.

Watch out for: Sam Worthington as "Joe" who waits in the shadows and also David Hyde Pierce ("Frasier") as "Father Connor" a consultant on this fictional film and possibly an abuser from the deep, dark, troubled past of "Anthony".

This is no William Friedkin ("The Exorcist") script, but there's a lot to enjoy for horror fans in Crowes latest role, because he brings so much to the table and that voice rumbles your woofers and tweeters.

"The Exorcism doesn't suck rude body parts in hell.

It seems that Russell Crowe has recently found his turn in films about devil exorcism. He recently made The Pope's Exorcist in 2023. People quickly think that this film is a sequel to that and that is absolutely not the case. In fact, this film had been ready to be released since 2019, but was pushed over to a release in 2024. So The Exorcism was already made a lot earlier than The Pope's Exorcist. The film is directed by Joshua John Miller and whoever has done a bit of his homework finds out that this is Jason Miller's son. Jason Miller played the role of Father Damien Karras in the absolute classic of the devil's 1973 exorcist film The Exorcist. The funny thing is that Joshua John Miller is making a remake of The Exorcist in the film, only with a different title. Anyway, the film sounds interesting and we are getting set up for an exciting horror movie, at least...

The film has a fairly original story about a lowered actor who tries to find his way back up in the film world. After his wife has died and Anthony Miller finally has his alcohol addiction under control, he is offered the role of a priest in a film about devil expulsion after a bizarre incident. Together with his estranged daughter Lee, he starts the project full of good hope. For a short film of just an hour and a half, the film takes a huge run-up and it really takes almost an hour before something really starts to happen. This will greatly disappoint many viewers, especially if you are going to expect a movie like The Pope's Exorcist or The Exorcist. This film is a true slow burner and a lot of time is taken to deepen everything. A number of peripheral cases are also cited in this where you can question of course, because what the added value of daughter Lee's lesbian relationship is in this film is a big riddle and really adds absolutely nothing to the film.

Crowe shows that he really still understands his acting profession. In the last half hour, Anthony becomes possessed by a demon and Father Conor's help is called in. This role is played by David Hyde Pierce, who may know people better than Frasier's brother, Dr. Niles Crane from the comedy series of the same name Frasier. That part becomes a lot more entertaining, but the final plot is a bit far-fetched and actually quite ridiculous. A made up demon for the film really seems to exist and has therefore taken possession of Anthony's body. Now Father Conor, Lee and her lesbian friend together have to drive out the devil who has taken possession of Anthony. Still, it's quite a shame that the film has such a course, because for the rest the film was reasonable and it really seemed like something on the way. The final course may be too predictable for words and you can actually guess. Especially if you are familiar with genre peers that I mentioned earlier in this piece.

The Exorcism starts as a slow burner and seems to be on its way to becoming a nice movie, but unfortunately there are a number of things that don't work out well. For example, daughter Lee's lesbian relationship adds absolutely nothing to the big picture, a made-up demon for the fictional film suddenly turns out to really exist and then we are presented with the end. This doesn't really make any sense at all and is also extremely predictable. Is the movie as bad as the first reviews make you believe? No, not that, but we can't speak of a good film. Now it must be said that I didn't really like The Pope's Exorcist a good movie either. It is therefore the huge run-up that takes the film from a good hour that takes the film. Had worked out the ending better and the film would really have been a lot better. If you expect a scary movie about devil extrusion, I recommend that you increase the expectation a lot, otherwise you will be really disappointed.

Anthony Miller (Russell Crowe) gets hired on a movie project which resembles The Exorcist (1973). He's trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter Lee Miller (Ryan Simpkins) and both are still dealing with her mother's death. In addition, Anthony has other past issues which may be resurfacing.

This project probably started with an interesting meta idea. The movie is rather muddled in the beginning, but it is mostly tired. If there is one word to describe this, it is tired. The characters are all tired. The actors are tired. The story feels tired even with its meta covering. This is dark and gloomy and tired.

The Exorcism: A Descent into Cinematic Purgatory.

Russell Crowe deserves better. And so do you. "The Exorcism" is a soul-crushing experience, not in a good, demonic way, but in a way that leaves you feeling like you've just spent two hours trapped in a damp basement with a flickering light bulb.

The plot? It's about as fresh as last week's exorcism movie. Crowe plays a washed-up actor (typecasting much?) who takes a role in a cursed film about, shocker, an exorcism. Originality award goes to... someone else. The possession is a snoozefest, relying on tired tropes and Crowe sleepwalking through pea soup-thick makeup. The talented supporting cast suffers a similar fate, their characters as one-dimensional as a possessed child's drawing.

The only scares you'll experience are from checking your watch and realizing you're still stuck in this cinematic purgatory. The film starts with a glimmer of hope, hinting at a clever self-aware angle. But just like a flickering candle in a demonic wind, that spark is extinguished quicker than you can say "The Exorcist" (the good one, not this pale imitation).

Instead of chills, you'll get eye rolls at the predictable jump scares and forced religious symbolism. The pacing is slower than a possessed snail on valium, and the plot twists are about as surprising as finding out the priest wears a white collar.

Do yourself a favor. Skip the popcorn and the exorcism. Watch paint dry, listen to your dentist explain root canals, heck, even stare at a wall for two hours. It will be a more thrilling and terrifying experience than subjecting yourself to this cinematic dumpster fire.