"The Pope's Exorcist" Movie Review: Russell Crowe Shines in an Otherwise Disappointing Film
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"The Pope's Exorcist" is a genre mash-up horror film directed by Julius Avery, featuring Russell Crowe as a scooter-riding maverick exorcist, Father Amorth, and Daniel Zovatto as his inexperienced but game partner, Father Esquibel. The two priests are dispatched to an isolated Spanish abbey to exorcise a young boy possessed by an ancestral evil figure. The film is a mix of legitimate scares, buddy-priest action comedy, and camp touches, with a shameless suggestion of a sequel or series. The movie is rated R for demon-induced expletives and glimpses of naked ladies.
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