From the very get go, it started off fairly well, and similar to the Exorcist and other possession films. With the introduction of the lead family, followed by a kid getting possessed, then show the hero in a bad ass scene as he helps a possessed guy.Yeah, after that, it started going downhill for me. It wasn't really bad, per se, just very unrealistic. Mainly in terms of certain deaths, and how the cops were strangely absent, and no questions asked, etc. "So... not one of you know how this guy died? Despite there being five of you, and a kid locked in a room? OK, sound logic." In terms of acting, and cinematography, it was pretty good. Especially Aaron Eckhart as the gruff, wheelchair bound hero, Ember. He was likable as the character, and one of the reasons I even bothered to rate it a 7.Story-wise, I actually did like it. It had a good premise, just.... some parts were poorly executed. Kinda like if the Exorcist was put in the hands of a director who had no idea what the script was about. I do wonder what the writers were thinking half way through the movie: "A toned down Exorcist with a hint of the Matrix? They'll totally buy that!" You have a character able to traverse minds... in which a demon controls the host. And yet, the 'mind' sequences didn't have any horror in them? Blasphemy! I would've so had a Night of the Demons dream sequence if I wrote it! But the movie is good as something intense to watch while bored, or while you wait for another movie to come on, or while you wait for some popcorn to, er, pop. More of a thriller than an actual horror movie though. But if you enjoy predictable twist endings, a life-hating hero and a bar fight scene, then check it out.

This production pulls out all the stops by employing top "B" lister Aaron Eckhart to play Dr. Ember. Since childhood Ember has had the ability to enter people's minds and "expel" the "demon" or "mental parasite" as he prefers. He chases the demon who caused an auto accident which killed his wife and child (doesn't care so much about the child) and put him in a wheelchair. He works with a team of scientists who perform "exorcisms." Meanwhile little Cameron Sparrow (David Mazouz) becomes possessed by touching a homeless woman on his ceiling. (I didn't make this film.) Ember, who is flirting with retirement is coaxed into the job when he believes it is the demon Ash aka Plague, aka I didn't write them all down, that killed his wife. The demon is toying with Ember... "let the games begin." This is a slightly different type of exorcism film because it does not use both a young and a washed up priest, although Catholics do find their way into the film. The rest of the formula is the same. Sigh. Now if I was living my dream, and someone told me it was a dream and I had to leap from a high up window to "escape" it...I am pretty sure I wouldn't do it. That's just me. I am open for possession.Good "B" film acting. Story seems well crafted although it feels like they cut a scene or two...like how did they move and examine the kid without touching him? Guide: No sex, or nudity or even a reference to sex. Even in the bathroom scene a man is washing his face. Early bar scene with pretty women acting sexy. There is one F-word usage claimed by IMDb that I missed.

I enjoyed this genuinely frightening addition to the demonic possession genre. It has an intriguing take on possession, but these ideas could have been more developed. Still, it's better than its mostly negative reviews would suggest. It plays with the tropes of the genre, trying to give them a quasi-scientific spin. It is more watchable than most movies of the genre, probably because of the cast. The usually handsome, lantern jawed Aaron Eckhart plays against type, uncharacteristically unshaven and disheveled as a broken man with unwanted abilities. The sad faced actor(didn't catch his name) playing the alcoholic father is quite moving as well. There are a few twists, and it gets under the skin quite effectively.

From the director of 'San Andreas'. The film released after a couple of years delay. I don't know what's the reason, but surprisingly it was a much better film than I expected. It had a decent cast, particularly for a small budget horror, it was a well made film. Even the screen-writing was good. They should have improved it a bit, but still not a bad film with all the fine performances.This is about a man who can enter the minds of the possessed ones by the evil spirits. Like most of the horror films, the exorcist has a person feud with one particular spirit. So after searching for it many years, he finds that a boy was possessed by the same spirit. Now it's his time to avenge whatever he had suffered from earlier in his life.The horror film fans and film fanatics might think it is an average, but for the common people it will work fine. There are some good moments in the film. Overall, well designed film in those crucial parts. You are going to see totally a different Aaron Eckhart, especially being in the lead. So I feel it is worth a try.6½/10