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The actor best known as Hannibal Lecter embodies yet another creepy role, this time as an exercist.
Is it Sir Anthony Hopkins or is it, Satin ? Anthony Hopkins plays a veteran exorcist
specialist who takes in a young priest apprentice in "The
Rite".
Do you know why Mr. Lucas is famous ? He has done over
a thousand exorcisms.
The film charts the education of Michael Kovak, played by newcomer Colin O'Donoghue. He's
a recent seminary graduate who is shipped off to Rome
for advanced training as a front-line soldier in the war against Satan.
You are still not convinced. She doesn't need a priest she needs a shrink.
(SCREAM)
As far as exorcism movies go, and there have been quite a few recently,
this is one is better than most. No, there are no spinning
heads or pea soup flying, so if you are expecting to see that you are out of luck. This movie,
as it states in the opening title,is "Based on True Events",
which did make the film a bit more scary.
Its real. (Screams)
Michael, close the door please. We don't want to be disturbed do we ?
Hopkins underplays his role an exrocism priest effectively. As a side note,keep your eye
out for a blast from the past, Rutger Hauer plays
the young priest's mortician father. Overall the picture
does come very close to silly at times when a demon is presented at an evil donkey. The
storyline drags in the beginning and end of the film...the
flick-o-meter gives "The Rite" a worthy 3 out of five.
Hopkins doesn't even show up on screen until about 20 minutes in.
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