The Exorcism

As generic as it's title! The first act had so much potencial with Russell Crowe basically filming *The Pope's Exorcist* and weird stuff happens on set, add a bit of meta and this could've been something special. Second act hits and still no meta in sight, it just turns into the most generic cliché movie we've had all year. A real shame. Russell Crowe's guilt ridden character is actually layered and interesting in that first act but they do nothing with him after that, he basically becomes mindless and so does the script. The father wanting to get his daughter's love back aspect was also interesting. The director character was very effective, he says some real mean stuff and knows how to get under your skin, really elevated Crowe's character. Sam Worthington was there for some reason, maybe he lost a bet or something? About 30 minutes too long for the schlock that it is. Horrible acting from Ryan Simpkins in the last act. Laughable ending.

I had very high expectations for this movie. All of these dreams were dashed. You make a movie and work to see how bad you can make it, that's exactly the logic. If you can't find a movie to watch, go watch it. It wouldn't be watched otherwise. The plot is classic, the acting is okay, but the scenes are very slow and not steady. Still, thanks for your efforts.