If you are disappointed by the current horror theatrical release of The Exorcist: Confession, you can now watch the Demon Exorciser alternative on Netflix The Pope’s Exorcist view. In it, none other than ex-gladiator Russell Crowe has a lot of fun fighting evil. What’s more, the film is based on a true story and was only released in cinemas in April of this year.
New horror on Netflix: The Pope’s Exorcist shocks based on a real original
The home cinema launch was just three months ago and Netflix is already snapping up The Pope’s Exorcist for a good dose of streaming horror. The film is based on the memoirs * and Memories of real Father Gabriele Amorth – the former chief exorcist of the Vatican. According to his own statements, he carried out over 160,000 exorcisms, which gives the horror film an additional eerie touch
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The Pope’s Exorcist
The plot of The Pope’s Exorcist is quickly explained: As a Catholic priest and experienced exorcist, Father Amorth (Russell Crowe) is killed by the Pope (Franco Nero) in the late 1980s. sent to Spain. There, a family is renovating an old abbey and son Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney) is showing signs of one demonic possession.
What Amorth does with his supernatural investigations together with his assistant priest Equibel (Daniel Zovatto), but exceeds all his assumptions. And the film The Pope’s Exorcist also exceeds our horror expectations thanks to its main actor.
Netflix shows: The secret weapon of The Pope’s Exorcist is Russell Crowe
At first glance, The Pope’s Exorcist on Netflix doesn’t have much new to add to the horror subgenre of exorcist films. We have seen many demon expulsions. The fact that Julius Avery’s film still ignites and is devilishly fun is thanks to its leading actor Russell Crowe. Because the plays one in a typical exorcist film extremely atypical exorcist.
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The Pope’s Exorcist
Russell Crowes mischievous man of God rattles through the streets in priest’s garb on his Vespa, is enthusiastic about football, misuses holy water and speaks with a thick Italian accent (be sure to see the original if possible!). His Amorth brings a breath of fresh air into the outdated genre. And because Crowe is obviously having so much over-the-top fun with his role, so are we. The character’s sense of humor also provides one a good counterpoint to the gruesome rest of the events.
The Pope’s Exorcist has no shame at Netflix, as a self-proclaimed one Horror blockbuster with explosions, transformations and great effects to come along. The film throws us into its horror bombast without holding back and we can’t help but follow it, for better or for worse, hanging on Russell Crowe’s black coattails.
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