The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist(2023)

R
04/05/2023 (US)Horror, Thriller1h 43m
6.9

"Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican."

Overview

Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Evan Spiliotopoulos

Screenplay

Julius Avery

Director

Michael Petroni

Screenplay

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Part of the The Pope's Exorcist Collection

Movie collection about Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist.

Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Trailer

Demons Of The Spanish Inquisition

Demons Of The Spanish Inquisition

Clip

The Seal Of The Vatican

The Seal Of The Vatican

Clip

"I Am Your Demise"

"I Am Your Demise"

Clip

Evil is real.

Evil is real.

Teaser

An Assignment From The Pope

An Assignment From The Pope

Clip

Introducing Father Amorth

Introducing Father Amorth

Featurette

What Possessed You

What Possessed You

Featurette

Extended Preview

Extended Preview

Clip

Confessional Prank

Confessional Prank

Featurette

Thou shalt not steal Russell Crowe

Thou shalt not steal Russell Crowe

Featurette

Philippines TV Spot 7

Philippines TV Spot 7

Teaser

Work

Work

Teaser

Philippines TV Spot 6

Philippines TV Spot 6

Teaser

Philippines TV Spot 5

Philippines TV Spot 5

Teaser

Philippines TV Spot 4

Philippines TV Spot 4

Teaser

Philippines TV Spot 3

Philippines TV Spot 3

Teaser

Film Clip – "Evil"

Film Clip – "Evil"

Clip

Philippines TV Spot 2

Philippines TV Spot 2

Teaser

Philippines TV Spot 1

Philippines TV Spot 1

Teaser

Sound on… trust us.

Sound on… trust us.

Teaser

Seeing is believing…

Seeing is believing…

Teaser

Buried

Buried

Teaser

Buried Truth

Buried Truth

Teaser

Russell Crowe isn’t like a regular exorcist... he's the Pope's Exorcist

Russell Crowe isn’t like a regular exorcist... he's the Pope's Exorcist

Teaser

Russell Crowe is The Chief Exorcist of The Vatican

Russell Crowe is The Chief Exorcist of The Vatican

Featurette

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A review by CinemaSerf
6.0

Written on April 13, 2023

Based on a real character from the murkier side of quite recent Vatican operations, Russell Crowe dons his cassock and travels to a remote abbey in Spain where his meets with "Fr. Esquibel" (Daniel Zovatto). Why? Well it seems that a young boy is being possessed by a singularly nasty demon. Now Fr. Amorth is not unused to these scenarios and is also aware that the vast majority of these situations have nothing to do with satanic practices and more to do with mental health issues. Quickly, though, he realises that this is a serious and potentially deadly demonisation and both he and his colleague must discover what went on at this place and just who their violent foe is, before they can have any hope of casting it back into the shadows. That's the plot, and to be fair Crowe actually plays his character with a bit of charisma, but the rest of this is the same old loudly scored, visual effects feast with plenty of routine dramatic scenes: screaming, eye-popping, ceiling climbing, bodies and holy water thrown about the place and this one even has a bit of the Spanish Inquisition thrown in for added authenticity. It's not that is terrible - it isn't; it is just all so very derivative. Just because the exorcist was real doesn't actually make this film any different from an whole spate of other similar films that have the same beginning, middle, and end... It will do fine on the television around Halloween, but the cinema adds little to the presentation. It's nice to see that Franco Nero is still making films, but otherwise this is adequate, but nothing more.