Review of The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) by Giano P — 06 Jan 2010

Unscary, too serious. Jennifer Carpenter's screaming is at times annoying but Laura Linney's lawyer's convincing.

This review of The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) was written by Giano P on 06 Jan 2010.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose has generally received positive reviews.

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Derrickson's flick can sour your stomach with piety, which is a shame -- its moments of jolt wattage rate with many J-horrors…

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Derrickson's film is based on the real life exorcism of Anneliese Michel, and that's half its problem…

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Que esté supuestamente basada en hechos reales no la hace mejor película que las que sean enteramente de ficción, en lo personal me aburrió…

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