While I'm not a big fan of horror movies, Russell Crowe was brilliant here in the role of an exorcising monk, Father Gabriel Amorth. It was a real pleasure to watch him acting in that role, a great difference from his usual characters that he used to play.
Unlike the 'classic' Exorcist movie this movie has the message that the Gates of Hell were actually opened by the Inquisition with its multiple tortures and murders. So it was sort of 'mea culpa' for that dark period of the Catholic Church.
Therefore, this film should not be viewed as a regular scary flick whose only purpose is just to entertain the viewers by watching just another scary stuff. I definitely recommend it even to those who usually stay away from this kind of genre.
Unlike the 'classic' Exorcist movie this movie has the message that the Gates of Hell were actually opened by the Inquisition with its multiple tortures and murders. So it was sort of 'mea culpa' for that dark period of the Catholic Church.
Therefore, this film should not be viewed as a regular scary flick whose only purpose is just to entertain the viewers by watching just another scary stuff. I definitely recommend it even to those who usually stay away from this kind of genre.