Review of Deliver Us from Evil (2009) by Nathan V — 08 Oct 2007

This movie focuses on child-rapist Father Oliver O'Grady, perhaps one of the most frightening and despicable movie villains in cinematic history, one who seems even more hideously wicked considering that this man and the estimated hundreds of children he raped during his time as a priest are real. While clergy abuse scandal stories are often susceptible to sensationalism, Amy Berg deals with this issue factually and honestly, and as a former journalist, she makes a precise and devastating case against the hierarchy that moved O'Grady from parish to parish as he devastated the lives of dozens of families in each area, even while the church hierarchy was fully aware of his actions.

This is one of the most important and certainly one of the most sobering documentaries you will ever see. I urge you to see this, even if its subject matter and implication are difficult for you to handle. Hopefully the truth will set us free.