The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 68 | Rotten: 86
Loosely based on a true story, The Exorcism of Emily Rose mixes compelling courtroom drama with generally gore-free scares in a ho-hum take on demonic cinema.
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 19
Loosely based on a true story, The Exorcism of Emily Rose mixes compelling courtroom drama with generally gore-free scares in a ho-hum take on demonic cinema.
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In this blend of psychological thriller and courtroom drama, Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) is a 19-year-old college student who begins displaying bizarre and troubling behavior; as her actions become increasingly destructive and shocking, Emily begins speaking in strange tongues and destroying religious symbols that surround her. Emily's parents believe that their daughter has become possessed of the devil, and the Catholic Church agrees to authorize an exorcism of the young woman. As Father
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Cast
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Laura Linney
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Tom Wilkinson
Father Richard Moore -
Campbell Scott
Ethan Thomas -
Jennifer Carpenter
Emily Rose -
Colm Feore
Karl Gunderson -
Joshua Close
Jason -
Kenneth Welsh
Dr. Mueller -
Duncan Fraser
Dr. Cartwright -
JR Bourne
Ray -
Mary Beth Hurt
Judge Brewster -
Henry Czerny
Dr. Briggs -
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Dr. Adani -
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All Critics (166) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (73) | Rotten (89) | DVD (24)
Very scary stuff. And as a courtroom drama, very effective.
Top CriticThere's no green vomit and nobody's head ever rotates a full 360; we stay in the natural world and never enter a movie world, and that makes the movie a lot better.
The performances are topnotch.
This is a horror movie, for once, which really wants us to use our heads.
As courtroom drama, The Exorcism of Emily Rose works effectively; as a scarefest, it misses the mark. But the performances stick with you, particularly that of Linney, who has an elegant steeliness.
Emily Rose is the thinking person's demon possession movie.
"The film finds a way to justify its existence despite the inevitable comparisons to ["The Exorcist"], in whose shadow it will inevtiably stand..."
A priest is on trial for negligent homicide following an exorcism.
It avoids gratuitous gore and the shocks that provide the backbone of most horror films. [Derrickson's] more interested in the spiritual questions at hand.
A glum and undistinguished drama -- it's certainly nothing so crass as a horror movie, despite the spooky come-on of the marketing.
Derrickson's film has been overtaken by bland characters, cheap shocks, kindergarten theology and a pace so plodding that viewers will be left wondering whether it is just Erin's watch that has mysteriously stopped.
Now to each their own, but serious-minded Sunday preaching mixed in with the occult, is just not my cup of witch's brew.
Now to each their own, but serious-minded Sunday preaching mixed in with the occult, is just not my cup of witch's brew.
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The film's challenge to the viewer -- to doubt his or her own doubts about the supernatural -- is commendable.
By modern standards the gore is minimal and most of the thrills come from production craftsmanship. It does not make this a classic, but it is a decent and even compelling horror film.
Audience Reviews for The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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- Father Richard Moore: In the end, Good will triumph over Evil through my experience. People will know that demons are real. People say that God is dead but how can they think that if I show them the Devil.
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- Emily Rose: And I am Lucifer, the Devil in the flesh.
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- Emily Rose: [in Latin, possessed] Think you can force me out, priest? Try it. I dare you.
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- Emily Rose: [Posessed] GET AWAY FROM ME!
- Emily Rose: Jason, please don't leave me!
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- Emily Rose: [possessed] We are the ones who dwell within.
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- Emily Rose: Emily: One, two, three, four, five, SIX!!!! Father Moore: Hear, therefore, and fear, Satan, enemy of the faith! I now command you, tell me your name!
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Foreign Titles
- Der Exorzismus von Emily Rose (DE)
- Exorcism of Emily Rose (UK)
Director Scott Derrickson seems to be true talent with huge potential who also knows how to use camera and how to scare audience with elegance. With chilly and haunting score by Christopher Young and with effective photography by great Tom Stern, Derrickson creates some of the most beautifully terrifying images i've seen in any horror film.
What makes The Exorcism of Emily Rose even more scarier and interesting is it's wise approach to it's material. This is not a film with easy answers or definitive closure. This is one of the most complex and puzzling horror film made so far and does not underestimate or spoonfed audiences.
With great use of colours, sound and stylish effects, Derrickson pulls us into his twisted world of paranoia and mental illness. There are moments when audience does not know if the things at the screen are truly really happening in the story or are they something manifested by seriously ill mind.
I cannot praise Jennifer Carpenter's performance enough. She give us frightening and powerful performance as a Emily Rose here and Laura Linney is equally good as Sceptical Erin Bruner. There are also good supporting turns by Tom Wilkinson and Colm Feore, but in the end this film belongs to Jennifer Carpenter and her fearless performance.
For people who truly appreciate a genuinely good horror film, this is a must see. People who are also interested to see deeply disturbing portrait of a mental illness should look no further. Here is finally a horror film that truly will scare the living hell out of you.