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'The Exorcism' movie review: A remake that fails to pass muster
Updated On: 21 June, 2024 05:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
This film directed and co-written by the son of Jason Miller who played Father Karras in The Exorcist, doesn’t come even close to assimilating the classic
Still from `The Exorcism`
Film: The Exorcism
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce, Adrian Pasdar, Tracey Bonner
Director: Joshua John Miller
Rating: 2/5
Runtime: 93 min.
From ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ to ‘The Exorcism,’ Russell Crowe hasn’t come a long way in recent years. This latest horror/thriller is Crowe’s successive, bad, demonic possession-related supernatural film, and is a sad statement of the manner in which his once A list career has gone steadfastly downhill. It’s possible his agent is trying to get him back into winning ways by suggesting films in a genre that usually rakes in decent returns - but for an actor of his calibre this seems a lot like ‘dumbing’ down.
The story here is about a troubled actor Anthony Miller (Crowe) whose career went to seed due to his alcoholism and depression following his wife’s death. His estranged daughter Lee (Ryan Simpkins) reluctantly comes to stay with him after getting suspended from school. When the original actor in a film that sounds remarkably similar to William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist,’ dies following an unusual accident, Anthony is hired to play the all important role.
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