The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

My quick rating - 6.3/10. Great soundtrack so far. The Pope's Exorcist is a supernatural thriller that follows the journey of Gabriele Amorth, portrayed by Russell Crowe. He plays the role of the Vatican's top exorcist. This is such an intriguing way to take an already good movie and add it to the mix of the conspiracy that has been hidden by the Vatican for so long. Above-average acting in the movie, along with the amazing soundtrack that I pointed out immediately, the movie has the ability to engage you to a point, because I found myself pretty hooked. I bring up the music as the first thing I noticed about the movie because it sets the tone and the mood for the eerie environment created throughout the movie. It immerses the audience in the supernatural world that the characters experience. Crowe performs admirably in the role of the Vatican's exorcist. His performance makes him look convincing as a believer in his work and conveys a seriousness to his character. It helps make the movie more believable and therefore easier to invest in. The movie takes inspiration from a real-life character named Gabriele Amorth. It makes this particular aspect of the movie intriguing. It allows viewers to understand more about exorcisms as well as what goes on inside the Vatican. This makes it more authentic to witness. This may be of particular interest to those who like to be captivated by true stories and mysteries surrounding religion. Even though it doesn’t make use of its potential to its full extent, it does have a way of thrilling audiences and frightening them at times. It remains a great movie to view, nonetheless, when observing either supernatural thrillers or exorcisms. It does venture a bit into the fantastic later on, but I completely expected that to happen, being a big-budget production such as this. Based on a true story is always taken with "to an extent" in my head, and you can clearly see where the extent was defined in this one. Still an entertaining flick and a nice change of pace for Crowe.

Right now it is still at theater-at-home pricing, but the same streamers should have it for less at some point.

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

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