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Staring at the clock that now strikes 1:20 in the morning, I glimpse through the corners of my eyes, hoping to see no traces of darkness surrounding me. I hope I don't smell the burn of 3:00 A.M. I hope that I don't feel tormented throughout the detestable time. I sincerely hope that I do not feel the pain and sorrow that went through Emily Rose on her dreadful journey. Wringing my fingers, not knowing how to explain what I just witnessed, I will now try the best of my abilities to share my frightening experience with you.
After only a mere suggestion of a horror movie, I jumped at the thought. I always love a great thrill. Scrolling through the options of movies, my aunt points out a movie that she remembers quite well. "It isn't like the normal exorcism movies that you see," my aunt tells me. "It has a different aspect that I think that you'll enjoy."
What was the movie? If you couldn't already guess from the title, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" had caught the eye of my horror-loving aunt. She explained to me that she watched it in a movie theater and thoroughly enjoyed the film. So without reluctance, I clicked the movie, skimmed the brief review, and finally pressed "Play."
The beginning of the movie started off by saying that the movie is based off of actual occurrences in real life. "Eh, this is something that everyone says," I think. To my surprise, I was corrected by my aunt. "I've seen a few documentaries on this," she goes on to tell me. That was the last thing that she said to me before the film started to truly play. That thought began to fascinate me more and more as the movie went on.
The story is a courtroom drama and psychological thriller over Emily Rose, a 19-year-old college student who began to display rather odd behavior right after moving out of her home. After things have worsened at the college, Emily's parents believe that she is possessed. Emily, her parents, and the Catholic Church all agree to an exorcism. As a dire priest, Father Moore, attempts to drive out this entity, Emily dies in the midst of the ceremonies. All fingers are pointed at Father Moore, who was now charged with negligent homicide. Rising attorney, Erin Bruner, is hired to defend Father Moore. Will she beat the prosecutor and have Father Moore set as a free man? Or will facts defeat faith in the court of law? That is up to you to watch the movie filled with suspense, horror, drama, and thrill.
On a scale of one to ten, one being the worst and ten being the best, I would rate this movie a solid nine. The movie was very enjoyable. It wasn't the typical exorcism movie like I previously stated, which was really good for me. The courtroom drama made me like the film more than I would if it was without the it. Without that, the movie would be the same old thing like every other horror film. The one thing that I didn't like was how the camera was shaky a little bit. That was something that I wasn't a big fan of. But if you're even slightly interested now that you've seen this review, I'd definitely take a shot at watching it!
Author's Note: The movie is rated PG-13. So if you are younger than the age of 13, then I would recommend seeing it with an adult, or having a guardian view the film before you. You may find parts of the movie disturbing and not suitable for the younger audience.
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