The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Derrickson’s film, based on a real event in which a priest was charged with negligent homicide because of a death that occurred during an exorcism, flirts with relevance and assorted hot-button topics but fails to amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law & Order.
"...the theological brouhaha surrounding the existence of God, the devil, and their theoretically neutral pitch, the soundstage courtroom set...."
Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
