An average movie

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Anthony Hopkins, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, the first disappointing thing was that, even though the damned thing was obviously sold as a Anthony Hopkins vehicle, the guy had actually had only a supporting part and he got finally involved with the proceedings only after about 40 minutes. Then, I have to admit that the whole thing had some potential and I  liked the fact that they tried to tackle more or less seriously the subject of exorcism. Unfortunately, they only tried but never succeeded, I'm afraid. Basically, even though they gave some space to discuss the fact that someone supposedly possessed might actually have some psychological issues which was interesting, it was unfortunately ruined by the usual over-the-top theatrics that you always get with this genre. As a result, any legitimate doubts displayed by the main character became obsolete which was too bad. Indeed, if they could have made the whole thing slightly more subtle so that the viewers could make up their own mind about what they saw, it would have been much more interesting. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was watchable, it was still a really generic and forgettable horror flick and I don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10