It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is so lame. Watched it yesterday in cinema and my expression is that watching this movie is waste of time. I was so excited when I watched the trailer but when the movie starts it was really bad. Low performance, low budget and the acting is not so good.

In the bonus segment of the DVD version of "The Crucifixion," the director Xavier Gens discussed how he felt a deep "personal connection" after his first reading of the screenplay. In an exorcism film, that is a good sign that the result may be not only be a good thriller, but one with some genuine feeling. The director also mentioned that he wanted a film that would break tradition with the generic exorcism film that attempts only "to scare" the audience. Gens was successful in finding his voice and creating a cinematic world that focused on outdoor locations and inventive uses of light, as opposed to the conventional claustrophobic bedroom setting of most exorcism films.Inspired by the true story of the Tanacu exorcism in Romania in 2004, the film approaches this delicate subject from the perspective of an American reporter, who gets more deeply involved in the subject of exorcisms than she bargained for as a journalist.We see the drama unfold from the perspective of 23-year-old Nicole Rawlins, a nonbeliever, who has never come to terms with the death of her mother and the conflict she exacerbated with her devoutly religious mom. In investigating the death of a young nun, Sister Adelina Marinescu, and the priest facing murder charges for her death, Father Dimitru, Nicole becomes the main subject of drama in Tanacu. And the primary emotion that drives the film is Nicole abiding sense of personal guilt.From Bishop Gornik, Nicole learns about the four stages of demonic possession and the function of the exorcist, as the victim moves from (1) presence (the initial possession) to (2) breaking point (the victim's period of panic) to (3) clash (the ensuing battle of the Devil and the Lord) and (4) expulsion (the final triumph of God's will by casting out the demonic spirit from the body of the sinner). We learn in the film that "demons are everywhere, waiting for their opportunity." The opportunity that presents itself with the arrival of the journalist, setting the stage for the "transference" of the demon into a weak and vulnerable vessel such as Miss Rawlins. One of the key figures in the film is Fr. Anton, who will befriend the journalist as a kind of spiritual bodyguard, on call at all times to assist her with a spur-of-the-moment exorcism. Early in the film, the starting point for the possession of Sister Adelina was a sexual experience she had with a young cad. The film also implies a countervailing sexual tension between young Miss Rollins and Fr. Anton. Wow! Based on this film, it appears that sex plays a role in demonic possession theory!While "The Crucifixion" may not be a great film, there was some innovation in the creative idea of rain (as opposed to split pea soup) as the visual metaphor for the possession. The visual effects were creative and memorable, and there is a moving parable in the healing process of Miss Rawlins after the loss of her mother. At the close of the film, we learn that Fr. Dimitru and four nuns served seven years in prison for the death of Sister Adelina Marinescu. When he was released from the penitentiary, Fr. Dimitru went right back to performing exorcism in the second decade of the twenty-first century.

I decided to watch this film because I was attracted to the fact that it was based on a true story and that it is connected to Romania, which is very close to my city.Anyway, the film is quite good. The rating of 5 here really does not reflect the overall experience.I would give 10 for the setting, the interiors ( especially the room of the possessed girl and the churches and all the rooms ) as they have that 'something' that really stands out.The acting of all the actors, except the main actress is really good. The main reporter girl is kinda too ... hasty and there was something about her abrupt ways that did not click with me. Maybe she was meant to be like that.The last ( 2nd exorcism) was kinda non believable while the 1st one was on point.I am not 100% sure if they filmed all in Romania but it looked that way and that gave extra + to the story.My rating is 8. The film was entertaining and interesting 99% of the time.

What the hell is this crap? What happened here?This is so by the numbers, so bland, so boring. Check it out: every single jump scare in this movie, which is pretty much every single "scare", is accomplished with an ear piercingly loud sound. Seriously. Every time. A car horn. A dogs bark. A bang on a door. And the sound is so ridiculously loud, while the talking is super low. Man I was just so effing angry. It pains your ears. And the sound is not even accompanied by scary imagery! Most of the times it's just a fake scare. With SUCH loud noise. JEEEZ.The best thing about the movie is Sophie Cookson. She does the best she can with a very uninteresting and boring script. There is very little gore, the little there is is OK. There are a couple of effects, they also work. But all in all it's just very tame. The story, I think, leans on being "true". Unfortunately it's still boring.I should probably give this a lower score, but if my mood were better I think I might have enjoyed it more. Also, the movie does have some qualities, it's just all to by the numbers.