I am always down to watch exorcism movies. Always. Too bad this was such a disappointment.Seminary student Michael (Colin O'Donoghue) is having a crisis of faith, so his mentor (Toby Jones) sends him to a special Vatican-run school for exorcists. Father Xavier (Ciaran Hinds) thinks Michael needs a bit more of a hands-on approach and sends him to study under the unorthodox Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins). Michael isn't sure if Lucas is a charlatan or dangerously unstable until a personal tragedy forces him to confront the idea that demons are real.
The first hour of this is pretty good. Sadly, the last half is terribly predictable and therefore boring in the extreme. I actually would have just been okay watching Ciaran Hinds give a lecture on the Vatican-approved methods of exorcism instead of the trite formula the film followed. Oh well, hope for a decent exorcism movie springs eternal.
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