You know, there’s times I’ll catch a movie: you’d worked that out, hadn’t you … ?
There’s times I don’t: tonight, for example, is one of the times I’m NOT planning a movie: Dr Who’s on, and I’d actually like to see if Grub’s right, and the producer’s have Jenna Louise Coleman into everyone of these first five episodes.
Which I personally doubt, but it’d be interesting to find out.
And there’s times, like now, where I watched a movie one night, and only get to write about it the day after.
Like right now.
Believe it or not, I actually managed to catch a film last night, and it’s only now I’m telling you about …
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Set in an unspecified — but seemingly rural — part of the USA, The Exorcism of Emily Rose sees an agnostic lawyer — Erin Brunner, played by Laura Linney — having to defend a Catholic priest — Tom Wilkinson’s Father Moore — who’s accused of Neglectful Homicide after one of his parishioners — the Emily Rose of the film’s title — dies after an unsuccessful attempt at exorcism.
Told mostly in flashback, the film follows Father Moore’s trial from his lawyer initially the case, right up to the inevitable end: and charts Emily’s case from initial diagnosis, until her death.
And I have to admit …
This is a film with a suspiciously happy ending.
For what’s an ostensible horror movie.
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Now …
Am I going to tell you to go get The Exorcism of Emily Rose … ?
Well, to be frank, that all depends on what else you’ve got to do with your time and money.
Personally … ? Well, personally, if I’d’ve had the cash, I might well have seen the show at Brentwood Theatre, last night.
On the other hand … ?
Not having the cash to go out, meant catching whatever I could indoors.
And The Exorcism of Emily Rose is an entertaining, if not perfect, way of filling some time: certainly on a par with The Order, I felt.
Keep that in mind, if you rent if, folks …
The Exorcism of Emily Rose★☆☆☆
* Which is apparently based on a true story. Make of that what you will …
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