Set in 1987 and evidently based on real Vatican files, this demonic-possession movie certainly does what it says on the tin with an everything-including-the-bathroom-sink approach and Russell Crowe at full tilt as the renegade leading Vatican exorcist sent to Spain, where a relocating American family is restoring an inherited derelict abbey and the young son becomes possessed. Veering between unintentional humour (Crowe on a Vespa!) and unashamed cliché for the most part, the film becomes increasingly noisy and messy as it grinds cheaply through the tropes to reach its anti-climax resolution.
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