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The Rite

2011

Mikael Håfström

Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds ...

5.3

12,902

Drama. Horror. Thriller American seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) is reluctantly enrolled in a new exorcism course at a Vatican-affiliated university in Italy that teaches priests how to distinguish between a genuine possession and mental illness. While there, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who teaches him about the darker side of his faith.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"The Rite commits the supreme sin of making the devil dull"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I admire 'The Rite' because while it delivers what I suppose should be called horror, it is atmospheric, its cinematography is eerie and evocative, and the actors enrich it (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Joe Leydon Variety	"While marred by cheap tricks and borderline camp, pic comes off as a largely low-key, intelligent effort with midrange commercial potential"

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