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Moves well but lacks any punch.
When I first heard about "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", my first thought was "Oh great. Yet another movie about exorcisms." However, when I read about the storyline, I thought the whole trial aspect of the movie was a great twist. So I went ahead and bought the movie on UMD since I needed something to watch on my PSP during a plane trip. Turns out, the "twist" isn't anything special. <
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>Let's talk about the storyline first. Basically, a priest is put on trial after he performs an exorcism on a 19 year old girl who ends up dying. The movie follows the priest's attorney as she attempts to put a convincing case together in order to free her client. <
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>What did I like about this movie? First, the acting is pretty good. The actress that plays Rose is great at convincing the audience that her body is being overtaken by evil. Second, as I said above, the trial aspect is a great twist. The movie moves along well and I liked that a good portion of the movie showed flashbacks so that there were almost two storylines rather than just one. Lastly, although the entire movie obviously couldn't be real, the fact that it was based on actual events makes the movie just a tad more creepy. <
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>And now for the negatives. There are a couple of things that ruined what could have been a really good movie. First, there were a couple of things that were brought up/introduced to the storyline that were never completely explained. I don't want to give away any spoilers so I'll just say that there were a few holes that left me thinking "What does that mean?" Another thing that upset me is that this movie was advertised as being creepy and "scary" but there was really nothing scary or creepy about it (except for the fact that it was based on actual events). The biggest flaw in the movie is a lack of a climax. The movie simply tells the story of the exorcism and then jumps back to the trial without any "punch". I was highly irritated that the verdict in the trial was supposed to be the climax. Where was the "AHA!" moment or the shock/surprise? It was highly disappointing. <
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>In terms of how it plays on the PSP, the picture looks great but I had a problem with the sound. I suggest turning on subtitles because it was difficult to hear some of the conversations. <
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>The bottom line is this-If you MUST see this movie, I'd suggest renting it rather than buying it. I've only watched the movie once and I already regret buying it. It's entertaining but simply not good enough.

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Best film on the differing views of the demonic
OK, this movie isn't a masterpiece. That being said: <
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>The Exorcism of Emily Rose is the best movie I've seen about the differing world views about the demonic. <
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>By setting the story in a courtroom, the directors are able to give equal weight to the traditional church view of the demonic and also the scientific world view. <
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>If you watch horror film to scare yourself, this may not be the one. There are some fairly scary scenes but that's doesn't seem to be the point. <
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>The movie accepts that demon-possession is reality for some people -- but that there are at least two radically different ways to look at this reality. <
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>I've never seen a better film (or book, for that matter) which shows how well-meaning people can experience the same phenomenon yet interpret it completely differently. <
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>I deducted a star (or maybe two) because some of the acting struck me as a little flat and there were a couple of other flaws in the film making. Not bad, but this isn't a five star movie. Worth watching? Certainly yes.

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Don't be the last one on the countdown!
Probably one of Laura Linney's most popular films to date, she shows her skills as emotionally and dramatically as possible without being too corny impeccably! Tom Wilkinson plays great as a priest, and relatively new newcomer Jennifer Carpenter (suggested by Linney) is amazing. You may have a hard time telling when slight special effects are used and when it's Carpenter performing some odd twist or contortion. For her to practice this role, you can only imagine how many times she screamed in a day and how physically challenging this role may've been. She was so perfect that she had scared cameramen into thinking that she really got demented. Carpenter also had to speak in 6 different languages in one point of the movie, and it must have been difficult to pronounce the words correctly. Campbell Scott does well as a modern Christian lawyer so to speak. The director, Scott Derrickson, provides some interesting feedback on the movie as he says that one of his favorite scary films of all time had Campbell Scott's father in the movie, and Derrickson had no idea until after he picked Campbell Scott that the two are related. Ironically, both actors played lawyers, so you can expect Scott's performance on this movie would be very fitting. Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays Dr. Adani, is another eye catcher even though her role is small. Her role is very important to the movie as it helps give the case a necessary edge for the defense to have any kind of hope at all. Her appearance and accent add to the movie to make it more intellectually stimulating. As a courtroom horror film, this has probably hit a more unique genre. It's composed well enough that the horror is not too corny, and the courtroom action does not get too boring unless you have little patience. There is supposedly a play of colors in the movie in which orange represents terror, white supposedly has a different meaning, and green had a supposed meaning too. There are also hard to notice nuances that you probably wouldn't notice unless you listened to the commentary such as Derrickson making a big deal about a yellow (or maybe blue?) brush in the background of a frame or a time when lawyer Erin Bruner (Linney) whispers to Father Moore (Wilkinson) rather than talks to him normally. Some scenes were removed because Linney is allergic to cats, and some scenes were considered too gruesome to keep the film rated PG-13 surprisingly. Many of the less well known actors/actresses to US people may be more well known in Canada as the film was shot in Vancouver, and many people came from more local locales to take parts.