I think its a gem of a thriller movie. It has its horror moments. And no its not filled with gore or a sick manhunter killing people to satisfy his craving. It has the age old spirit which holds a human in its possession.
Its about a girl named Emily Rose, who suffers the torcher of being possessed and then when given the choice to die peacefully, chooses to suffer and through her suffering prove that demons exist. That makes her a saint according to the movie. Anyway, Im not sure this movie induced me into believeing if demons really exist.
I liked the court room scenes. I liked the clash of science and pseudo scientific beliefs in a scientific and logical manner.
The performances by Laura Linney(the lawyer), Tom Wilkinson(the priest), Jennifer Carpenter (Emily Rose) are outstanding. The dialogue delivery by the lawyer is very fine. All the dialogues are very well written and executed. You might want to check out some of the nice ones here.
The direction is just perfect. It suits the mood and is capable of creating those tense moments.
The horror moments are wonderfully shot. One of my favorites is the one where Emily is lying on the floor all folded like an insect is. It was just a little short of making me scream (Okay, it is scary but I guess it takes much more to make me scream). All the moments where the spirit takes over Emily, particularly during the exorcism are very clean and don't ask you to close your eyes just to get through it. You can easily look at it, even though it may scare some people. Its very beautifully shot, it does not make you want to puke as in some scenes in Exorcism.
So, if you want to get scared this is the movie to watch.
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