This is an excellent terror movie. It is not too deep but deep enough to provoke scares, thoughts and entertaining reactions. Anthony Hopkins stars as an aloof and eccentric exorcist, in Catholic Rome. He is sent a confused student for shadowing, who ends up having to help the exorcist who becomes possessed. It is all better than it sounds, with some great acting, scenery, scares, tension and possessions. This film will appeal more to, and impress, viewers open to this kind of religious thriller but here lies a decent drama with several scary and tense moments.

This one gets a 9 out of 10 only because the characters could have each been more developed. Other than that, what we have here is a mildly scary but very believable story of demonic possession. As I understand it, the Roman Catholic Church believes that demons are Fallen Angels despite everything the Bible and extracanonical texts such as the Book of Enoch have to say on the matter. In those books it is made quite clear that demons are half angel and half man--and in many cases half angel and half animal. Therefore, when we confront demons in our exorcisms, or anywhere else in life (and they are everywhere), we need to always remember that they are only half angel. Now, this isn't to wrongly downplay their power. All we have to do is to look around at the state of the world to see their works of evil designed to destroy humanity. In any case, this film shows the power of Christ over demonic forces. I wish the writer had not used Baal as the evil demon everyone is in conflict with, Baal being a Canaanite god whose name simply meant "Lord" and usually had a qualifier such as the Biblically infamous Baal Peor, or Lord Peor. Anthony Hopkins is, as always, brilliant. I've never seen him play a part that he has not form-fitted to suit him perfectly. Doctor, madman, and now priest, what role could not be suited for this genius? If you like films about exorcisms, this one can't be missed. Enjoy!

An excellent and memorable tale. Anthony Hopkins does not disappoint in this gritty recounting of the burden borne by exorcising priests, he displays a battery of personalities all believable in the way that only Hopkins can be comfortable in so many skins. Colin O'Donoghue portrays the hesitant priest well in that he shows the 'prove it then' attitude of youth coupled with determined maturity by a recently experienced epiphany. Musical score was for the most part done very well for the genre where it is barely noticed by being well blended to suit the visual experience. A pity Ciarán Hinds did not play a larger part, but the films purpose was to focus on Teacher, Student and Evil's part in life.

This film is the worst creation ever to grace gods planet. Biting my toenails contains more excitement and fun than any minute of this film. It is a genuine embarrassment and I can not express how much I wish I could have the past 2 hours of my life back as my toenails do need biting. But seriously Don't waste your time. The only slight OK part of the film was when she spit nails out and then again it was a pretty pathetic attempt. The cats are even malnutritioned! It is a complete waste of time. I was tired before I started watching the film and thought I would give it a chance. What a mistake i made. I could of had an extra two hours sleep but no I wasted my time watching pathetic acting. Please understand my hatred for this film do not watch it!