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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman. Told in terrifying flashbacks, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" chronicles the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl believed to be possessed. Inspired by true events, the film stars Laura Linney as the lawyer who takes on the task of defending the priest who performed the controversial exorcism. (read more)
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose Movie Review by Jarrod  (5/14/2008) |
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'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' works as both a supernatural thriller and a compelling legal drama, and those two elements constantly brush up against one another, but never make direct contact; two different stories are being told here, and a lot of questions are bound to be raised. On the one hand, there is Emily Rose...
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| The Exorcism of Emily Rose Movie Review by Max (4/15/2006) |
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose isn't as scary as one may think it might be, but still manages to be a very disturbing film. When you walk into the film, you may be expecting something similar to "The Exorcist," but it it's really quite different.
During the late 70s, Erin Bruner (Laura Linney), is a lawyer seeking a...
(complete The Exorcism of Emily Rose review by Max)
This is a pretty creepy movie about a young innocent girl possessed by the devil and the priest who tried to exorcise her attempting to defend himself from a manslaughter charge.
Laura Linney plays the defense lawyer just as every strong silent female lawyer has always been played. I am a big fan of hers, but her...
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| The Exorcism of Emily Rose Movie Review by Joe (6/6/2006) |
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When I went to see The Exorcism of Emily Rose, I was expecting nothing more than what I've come to expect from current PG-13 'horror' movies (jump scenes, pointless CGI, dull story).
Thankfully this movie had nothing of the sort.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was "based on the true story of Anneliese Michel, a young German...
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| The Exorcism of Emily Rose Movie Review by Allison (9/12/2005) |
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I went into this film with mediocre expectations. I was anticipating some cheap thrills from film makers hoping to cash in on the idea of possession in films (after the success of last summer's Excorsist: The Beginning), but this movie was so much more than that. It had deeper substance.
The movie takes us through the...
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