Dreadfully Boring

An Exercise In Nonsense

Am I Missing Something?

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

For me personally i love possession stories even though i think i'm afraid of ever being possessed myself so i'm drawn to these types of plots. This title did tell a story of possession but it was done with a different angle. There were instances where the actions of the characters didn't make much sense which threw me out of the movie at times and it felt like it tried to be a drama genre movie but then remembered what it was suppose to be and would go back suddenly to the plot. I didn't hate this movie but i also didn't enjoy it. I was glad it was free on Netflix and i didn't have to pay for this movie because then i would surely disappointed

Emma has an argument with her mother because she wants to go to a concert in London with her friends. She has a convulsion and her family take her to the hospital, but the doctors do not find any physical problem. Her father tries to convince his wife to send Emma to school, instead of homeschooling, but she prefers to keep Emma at home. Emma is sent to a psycho-analyst, but she asks her friend Rose to record her session of hypnosis. When Emma listens to the tape, she believes she is possessed by the devil and asks her parents to be submitted to an exorcism with her uncle, Priest Taylor. Her mother is against the ritual and recalls that Chris was responsible for the death of a teenager, in the past in an unsuccessful exorcism. But when Emma levitates in the kitchen in front of her family, her parents call Chris....If you could imagine a cross between the Exorcist, and Eastenders, with the now increasingly annoying found footage 'novelty' thrown in, you get this boring mess.It's a well trodden road when watching this, but the Priest wants to profit from the tapes, so there has to be a twist. Sadly there isn't anything to write home about, and it's as if the film makers haven't a clue either.The film ends with the girl in hospital, and special guest star Doug 'pinhead' Bradley, sitting by her bed and saying something of no relevance.It's boring, bar a few good moments from the lead, and it also offers nothing new.Bit boring really.

Exorcism films are becoming a dime a dozen and this one is close to a penny a dozen. They take the latest fad of making a faux documentary about a 'real' exorcism but the characters are vapid and empty, the footage stupid and ridiculous and the acting is simply terrible. I read one reviewer who said that people who don't like horror shouldn't watch this because then they'll give the movie false negative and that's ridiculous because I LOVE horror...I'm a horror junkie...films like The Exorcist, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose make this utter crap look even worse. The story is weak and contrived and you don't for a minute believe any of it and that is a key point to really getting under people's skin.I won't even bother discussing the cast because honestly they are all just awful. I'm actually really blown away by a few reviews that called out how 'good' the performances were because I just thought they were terrible.The Director, Manuel Carballo, doesn't have a lot of experience behind the camera and it shows in the mish mashed story and silly performances from the cast. The redeeming quality is the very few scenes which do have some pretty intense moments but it certainly is nothing you can't see in any other exorcism movie with a much better story. Even hard core horror fans should skip this one because there isn't much to entertain in this dud. 4/10

This movie is nothing new to anyone who has ever watched a film about exorcism(s). Throughout the movie we encounter the standard possession scenes. a demon (or spiritual entity) taking complete control of a person's body for any length of time, remaining dormant at other times. The movie follows your run-of-the-mill exorcism-movie progression… the demon at first seems to only manifest timidly, with more boldness as the film progresses, and finally stops bothering to hide itself altogether, along with a spiritual adviser to try and excise the demon.There are a couple of things that set this movie apart from the others, though, and that was quite pleasing.The first is the complete lack of "jump" scenes, at least from my perspective. There might be a few scenes where viewers are scared or grossed out, but not nearly to the standard found in most movies in the exorcism sub-genre. For me, I found it a bit disappointing… I honestly love shock scenes, and this movie needed a bit more excitement. It would be a good movie for those who are easily scared or unfamiliar with the concepts of possession, but has little else to offer as far as suspense. I might be able to watch this movie with my friends who are not horror or suspense fans, as it holds little of either.Another element that is a bit different in this movie is the exorcist himself. We know little enough about him at the beginning of the movie, but as the movie progresses his character deepens towards the climatic twist; and the foreshadowing is there for those who watch closely. The reasons for events in and around the possession and exorcism are fairly unique; my kudos to the writer for (as far as I know) introducing something a little bit new into the genre, instead of completely recycling The Exorcist.I didn't notice that the acting was bad; it really wasn't. The female lead Sophie Vavasseur did quite a good job in her role, especially in the demanding scenes where she must switch personalities between the teen Emma and the possessing spirit; both in attitude, body and facial expression.Overall, I can't really recommend this movie to any horror/suspense fan unless they are looking for another cookie-cutter supernatural film to whittle away the time.