The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

The Pope's Exorcist is a horror movie about an exorcist helping out a family through faith and sacrifice.

Directed by Julius Avery, the film has a hard time giving chills but it keeps your attention. Similar to how he did in his 2018 film Overlord. He tries to set the film up for a sequel but only the box office will know if that will ever happen.

Russel Crowe plays the exorcist, who has a peculiar sense of humor. He even comments that the devil hates humor. It definitely added a twist to the typical exorcism movie. He's changed so much from The Gladiator or American Gangster. I'm not sure it was for the better either. He certainly has a sense of humor but it can break the ambiance.

The main actress is Alex Essoe who has been under the radar but in a lot of different horror movies in the past for instance: The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Midnight Club, and Doctor Sleep. She played the part of a worried mother pretty well.

There were some moments of bad CGI but other than that the film was engaging. Result: B-

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