Not all bad, but closer to "The nun", than to "THE EXORCIST (1973)".
"Hi, I am Gabriele, the Pope's exorcist, as in - I work for the Vatican as a chief exorcist, not that the Pope himself is possessed and I am trying to exorcise him personally. Just so you know. I am a smart and a funny guy, a maverick and a ride my 1963-1965 Lambretta Serveta 150 around Rome..but when I am needed in Spain, I don't mind taking the 2000km (1200+mile) trip to Castile region in Spain, on this trusty little 25+ year old scooter, that tops 90kmh (56mph). "
"Hello, I am Henry, the possessed boy, who acts pretty much as your average Aussie Eshay - I swear and yell a lot and I am aggressive and generally, not pleasant to be around."
"Hello, I am his sister, sorry, I forgot my name, but it's not important. My personality trait is, that just like my brother, I also listen to loud music on my walkman and I rebel against my mother. I also look like I stink".
"I am the mother, my husband died, my kids suck. One doesn't talk and when he does, he's possessed by the demon..the other one looks like she should wash her hair. Maybe at least once a fortnight? Please? Anyway, we moved to Spain, to live in this fixer upper mediaeval Abbey, because we have no money otherwise. But we have money to fix it somehow. I am also like 30 something, but that doesn't mean that I will get a job instead. So fixer upper in a foreign country it is!"
"I am local priest, my name is father something and I like young women - hey, at least I don't like little boys. Let's leave it there. I am obviously a very quick learner and ready to raise some hell. Or the opposite ".
"And I am Cardinal Sullivan, I am a real pain, and I am probably the youngest Cardinal ever, because I look 25. I don't believe in Devil, because I am not into fairytales..I guess?"
The storyline is quite OK, acting is fine, scenery is good. Once you've seen the original Exorcist from '73, no other film that deals with devil/exorcism is ever scary, because every demon/devil film is just trying to copy the original. This one is also just a very diluted version. You can't ever match it, so why bother? With that being said, this attempt is miles above the Exorcist prequels, or sequels. Of course, it's not meant to be part of the "franchise", I am mentioning it solely because of the similarity (...in name, storyline, and of course the opening sequence, "borrowing" lines directly from the original movie). Storyline - old expert priest with anti Nazi past, coming to a foreign country, to meet with demon that's inhabiting an innocent child's body. This demon is also expecting him. So the premise is pretty much the same, just not as good, because it can't be. Special effects are good, but again - not nearly as good as the 50 year old movie. At least they didn't try too hard, like the prequels.
"Hi, I am Gabriele, the Pope's exorcist, as in - I work for the Vatican as a chief exorcist, not that the Pope himself is possessed and I am trying to exorcise him personally. Just so you know. I am a smart and a funny guy, a maverick and a ride my 1963-1965 Lambretta Serveta 150 around Rome..but when I am needed in Spain, I don't mind taking the 2000km (1200+mile) trip to Castile region in Spain, on this trusty little 25+ year old scooter, that tops 90kmh (56mph). "
"Hello, I am Henry, the possessed boy, who acts pretty much as your average Aussie Eshay - I swear and yell a lot and I am aggressive and generally, not pleasant to be around."
"Hello, I am his sister, sorry, I forgot my name, but it's not important. My personality trait is, that just like my brother, I also listen to loud music on my walkman and I rebel against my mother. I also look like I stink".
"I am the mother, my husband died, my kids suck. One doesn't talk and when he does, he's possessed by the demon..the other one looks like she should wash her hair. Maybe at least once a fortnight? Please? Anyway, we moved to Spain, to live in this fixer upper mediaeval Abbey, because we have no money otherwise. But we have money to fix it somehow. I am also like 30 something, but that doesn't mean that I will get a job instead. So fixer upper in a foreign country it is!"
"I am local priest, my name is father something and I like young women - hey, at least I don't like little boys. Let's leave it there. I am obviously a very quick learner and ready to raise some hell. Or the opposite ".
"And I am Cardinal Sullivan, I am a real pain, and I am probably the youngest Cardinal ever, because I look 25. I don't believe in Devil, because I am not into fairytales..I guess?"
The storyline is quite OK, acting is fine, scenery is good. Once you've seen the original Exorcist from '73, no other film that deals with devil/exorcism is ever scary, because every demon/devil film is just trying to copy the original. This one is also just a very diluted version. You can't ever match it, so why bother? With that being said, this attempt is miles above the Exorcist prequels, or sequels. Of course, it's not meant to be part of the "franchise", I am mentioning it solely because of the similarity (...in name, storyline, and of course the opening sequence, "borrowing" lines directly from the original movie). Storyline - old expert priest with anti Nazi past, coming to a foreign country, to meet with demon that's inhabiting an innocent child's body. This demon is also expecting him. So the premise is pretty much the same, just not as good, because it can't be. Special effects are good, but again - not nearly as good as the 50 year old movie. At least they didn't try too hard, like the prequels.