I have had this on my list since the first previews were released. I am not sure about Russell Crowe in this role, but we’ll see.

Reactions: that’s an interesting exorcism technique. American family moves to Spain for…reasons? Violent Femmes. Didn’t expect that. Oh wow, that song is way older than I remembered. Whoa, padre. Did not need to see your robe flapping in the wind. Ok, I’m liking Crowe as father Gabriele Amorth. I don’t know anything about the real Amorth’s personality, but I like the character. Did some reading and the man was a real person and some of the details are cherry picked from his books, but it is mostly fiction. Where do I know that boy from? Nowhere, apparently. Do flashlights not exist? An mri and a spinal tap can’t diagnose demon possession. BRING ME THE PRIEST. Well the kid is certainly a good fit for the part. Priest fanboy. Get a load of that exorcism kit. Oh that thing with the eyes was cool. Omg why would you dig out a key from the corpse of a guy who died to keep that door shut. These guys geeking out over the Vatican conspiracy while the demon is playing puppeteer with the family upstairs. I sure hope he had a plan when he…don’t fall for that, Gabe. Whoa, gross.

Closing thoughts: wrapped up fairly neatly. Seemed a little too easy to defeat the king of hell. I liked it though.