The Rite
United States
2011
Color
2.35:1
English
Synopsis
Inspired by true events, follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak, who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas, who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth. –Inbaseline
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Mikael Håfström
Jan Mikael Håfström (born 1 July 1960 in Lund), known as Mikael Håfström, is a Swedish screenwriter and director. Håfström directed the exorcism thriller The Rite, which is based on a novel from Matt Baglio. —Wikipedia
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Jessica McFarland
2Jan13
Definitely not as bad as everyone is making it seem. Pleasantly atmospheric, with solid if not super inspired performances. A little slow-paced near the end. Nice to see a movie taking a stance on religion instead of the same old "whatever you want to believe is great!" crap. Overall a pretty average religious thriller, entertaining and probably not something I'd watch again.
msmichel
22Feb12
A lost effort right from the start with very poor casting of Colin O'Donoghue in the lead. Hopkins sleepwalks through his performance with Braga not coming out of this one unscathed either. Terrible script that can't decide if its a horror film or a film about theology versus psychology. It fails at both. Plot and logic gaps abound. I would even watch the bounty of 70's excorist rip offs before watching this again.
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By Twitchfilm.com on May 20, 2011
This horror film does something dangerous- it meanders too much. But that doesn’t really take away from Sir Anthony’s performance. He has a grand old time with his role as possessed exorcist, Father Lucas
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By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
In the worn-out familiar guise of religious horror comes “The Rite”, a middling film that is actually a sort of spiritual procedural in creepy priest’s clothing. Thankfully, it opts to earn its scarce
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