I generally don't watch horror movies, but if I do I like the ones which end positively. The movie Deliver us from Evil is quite methodical in its approach and I am not condemning it. In fact I like that. May be because, it's the only one of its type that I have seen. I want to highlight something; the movie explains the Exorcism to be carried out in six stages. To be frank in a movie the approach looks nice. The harsh reality is it never turns out that well. Despite that I have faith in supernatural beings working. It is because, in a given kind of similar situation was one of my friends, he vomited out the matter the way it is shown in Exorcism (1973). He never had something similar to eat. However he is now at peace with modern meds.Final Verdict: A methodical treat on exorcism with positive ending. I enjoyed watching it and I have faith so will you.

It took three attempts to watch this film from start to finish; getting past the first 45mins or so was hard. Why? The horror movies tropes/clichés are fairly abundant. You will get frustrated with the cop, Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), for not realising what's happening right under his nose and for not answering his phone when his wife tries to call him. Had I not been a fan of a few of the actors in the film, I probably wouldn't have tried to watch it that third time.The movie really doesn't start until Sarchie realises the Priest, Mendoza (Édgar Ramírez), knows what he's talking about and that they need to work as a team to solve the puzzle. Until then, you're really watching a bunch of clueless cops run around always two steps behind. The interaction between Sarchie and Mendoza should have been expanded more in the movie - when they're together, even when they're just talking, it draws you into the film - their acting skills actually have a chance to shine.The highlight and probably the saviour of the film is the ending - the exorcism. Sarchie is new to this process so he's walked through it step by step as Mendoza's aide. This gives the audience some details concerning exorcism steps that are usually left out of any exorcism-type movie.It's my assumption they spent a lot of money on make-up, blood, and flashing lights. Not a movie worth raving about, but it's alright to watch when you're in a but of a gory mood and the pickings are slim.

Eric Bana and Edgar Ramirez star in a supernatural story using the life of NYPD sergeant turned demonologist Ralph Sarchie to create a tale of possession and exorcism in a darkened and rain-drenched New York. Bana plays Sarchie and Ramirez plays a charismatic priest, Joe Mendoza, who introduces Sarchie to the fight against evil. Both men have a brooding, dark and handsome persona, both men are unclean – Ramirez personally, Sarchie professionally – and, since it's more interesting to see the fight between good and evil being played out inside a character than outside, they make a well-matched and intriguing pair of demon-fighters.Deliver Us from Evil has an individuality derived from a strong aesthetic that combines a Gothic visual style – New York looks particularly Gotham-like – with a sound design that textures the film with the aural equivalent of film grain: static, buzzing, echoes and old voices, creaks, and shuddering old buildings, as well as a soundtrack from The Doors placed in a sinister context as demonic forces attempt to break through into Sarchie himself.The film is dominated by its locations and weather as much as by its actors and plot. Everything takes place in the rain, driving, heavy rain, always a great metaphor for the extremes of the human condition, and in the dark. Dark alleys, houses, cellars, dirty stairwells, a zoo at night; a city at night is the natural location for a horror film about humans and the things that prey on them. Where else should a film about demonic possession take place? On a sandy beach in the summer? Unless we've all been wrong for a very long time, Satan doesn't like sunshine.The direction and cinematography use these settings to create the story of humans in the midst of darkness. Only the characters' faces are lit in interior scenes; outside, the camera floats above the city, and it stays close to the actors when they are inside. The director, Scott Derrickson, is fast becoming a horror veteran and his experience and control are evident throughout scene by scene and also in the way he opens up the story and pushes it forward at a strong pace – this is not a horror film where nothing happens until the last 10 minutes! Ultimately a film about possession stands or falls on its exorcism scene. It also rests on the commitment of the actors, and this has to be strongest in the exorcism sequence. Sean Harris plays the demoniac and he excels not just in the physical acting needed to portray possession but in his sheer creepiness earlier in the film and, in the end, his terror and shock when exorcised. He looks like a hostage who's been buried underground or locked up in a box and his release ends a great exorcism scene which has just enough gruesomeness and religious fervour but doesn't go over the top, although shattering glass, pouring rain and the Doors playing over the ritual comes close.Watching Eric Bana give a strong performance, brooding his way through a fairly Gothic city, given direction and, finally, release by Edgar Ramirez as the cool and spiritually committed Jesuit, it raises a question about him that might not have occurred before: Bana for Batman, anyone?

I watch a lot of horror and action films and rarely do they make me jump, but the first basement scene sure did. I really enjoyed this film and only gave it an 8 due to some of the special effects, and some weak acting at times. Considering it was made for 30 Million or so it was a thoroughly enjoyable fright. It's a fairly formulaic exorcism film but with a cop show twist. Ignore the fish tank scene with the Bettas killing the other fish, and the scene at the end where the priest tells Eric Bana to hold the guy after he breaks double cuffs on each wrist and leather straps on his legs and you have a fairly scary horror film worth watching.