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StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

David Roggenkamp A cop investigates a series of disturbing events and finds himself caught up in religious superstition. As the plot unfolds, he further becomes psychologically distressed as well as having his family life suffer. He further investigates with the police force, a few people get hurt and otherwise some currently possessed survivors also tell their tale.It's not that great of a plot, and to be honest there are better horror movies out there. The movie is meant to come off as a thriller – a cop faces the supernatural and his own psychology, but in fact it is realistic in the bitter department. There is largely no winning by anyone here, it is just another day on the force, business as usual in the lives of others, and evil will keep prancing around possessing victims. The movie plays heavily on the psychology of a cop, what it is like to be part of the force, and the psychological tension and stress that ensues when mid- investigation.If you like heist films or the religious and occult, this movie may be what you are looking for; drama and tension can also be felt throughout the film. However, those that are into horror and need their fix will want to look elsewhere.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=7006).

jacoblking1996 Exceptional movie from start to finish. One of very few movies where from the very first scene of the movie is filled with thrill, suspense, and scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat. No dull parts that are unnecessary to the movie or that are slow to get to the point Which is very impressive for the length of the film.. Highly recommend the movie, full on from start to finish and will keep you in the moment of the movie while leaving you immersed in the movie and guessing what is going to happen next or how everything discovered is linked or can relate to what has already happened. Well above average acting and cinematography. Rate this movie a 9 out of 10 due to how interested and on edge I was watching the movie.

MlKE Bought this on blu-ray after a friend recommended it to me.I like Eric Bana, I like horror (paranormal or otherwise), I do believe in other realms, but one thing I cannot stomach is Christian bulls*it and Hollywood "based on real story/accounts" propaganda!!!Best recent example of Hollywood gone Joseph Goebbels is "American Sniper".Both "American Sniper" and "Deliver Us From Evil" are good movies production value wise. But the sheer amount of bulls*it that comes with films like that is sickening. But I guess you don't notice it much if you're American ;-)Once you've watched the extras on "Deliver Us From Evil", you'll walk away from the whole experience needing a sanity mouthwash pretty ricky-goddamn-tick!First, you'll find out the whole story is a fairy tale (very, and I mean very loosely based on the dude Eric Bana is portraying), and secondly, you'll learn the actual dude (Ralph Sarchie) is as cuckoo as they come. He actually says "If you're not on God's side, you're with the Devil. End of story."Well, I think it's time NYPD, or any other law enforcement organization for that matter, started psych-testing people before pinning shields on their chests; don't you!The movie itself is alright, I guess (in terms of popcorn value). Nothing special. Generally, it's quite unfulfilling. I mean, after two hours, you're learning that the whole plot of the movie is about the cop taking part in an exorcism of some spastic looking like the poster boy for an NGO campaign raising awareness about self-harming :-DAnd what's with the damn demons anyway!? They seem to have the IQ of a fruit basket, don't they!? You catch a cat possessed by a demon, you strap him/her to a chair or bed and you start playing word games with the poor bastard! Does it really matter what the demon's name is? Just call him Steve and be done with it! What, is there a file on every demon out there listing its demonic deeds so you can look it up in your database and go "Well Azazel…I'll be damned, it's you again! I mean, didn't we tell you back in '68 to bugger off!? With your record, Jesus gonna send a SWAT team after yo as*"? What's wrong with you?! Azazel, I got a barbecue at 1 o'clock and I don't have time for this. You leave poor Angie here alone and vacate the premises at once! I command you! If you don't, I'm gonna have to splash you with some super duper magic water and it's gonna sting! So…what do you say!?" :-DAnd if it's a demon, why would you even assume he's not dic*ing around telling you his name is Mammon or some damn thing!? Maybe his name is Dolph…but he doesn't wanna be embarrassed about it so he came up with a cool alias for the occasion, huh!? And demons are always male too, I find :-D Wouldn't it be fun to watch a movie where the demon's name is Stacey!? And are demons really so scared of the word Jesus and Lord!? Some "black dress wearing" as*wipe waves a cross in front of a demon possessed "client", shouts "In the name of…'and the magic word" and all hell breaks loose (pardon the pun)! I mean, demons inhabit a realm/dimension where time isn't really a major factor, right? It's not like a demon has to bounce an hour earlier 'cos' Lucifer paged him to get his as* back in Hell quick and attend a board meeting at which a quarterly possession records of all the employee demons out in the field are reviewed! Why wouldn't a demon just play possum for a week and trick the idiot exorcists he was gone and come back after everything blew over!? I cannot imagine exorcists keeping a "possessed client" strapped to a chair or bed in a basement somewhere for three years making the whole "we gonna make this demon leave" thing their life mission, do you!? One of them would be bound to finally snap and go "Right, screw it! I'm hungry, I got car payments outstanding, my kids failed three spelling tests in a row 'cos' I've been talking total s*hit with a demon for the past two months…that's it, I'm outta here!" :-DSee, this is where you hit a giant smelly wall of bulls*it - the moment you enter the bizarre world of medieval superstition (a.k.a religion). The further we venture into the 21st century, the more insane the whole dogma becomes.It's actually scarier than any horror movie to think that the Vatican actually runs a freaking exorcist school!!! I suspect it's all a Vatican scam! They make up demons and wait for overly religious folks with learning disabilities to start acting all crazy. Then a Constantine-style bass-as* kicks their door in with his arm extended holding a replica of an ancient execution scene nicely compacted into a pocket-size crucifix saving the day! Oh, and he often charges money…'cos', in the end, we don't live in heaven where money doesn't matter; we're still here and someone's gotta pick up the gas bill, don't they!?:-DAll in all, "Deliver Us From Evil" is an acceptable Friday night flick to watch with your squeamish girlfriend munching on burgers with salty Polish cucumbers :-) If you want something a hell of a lot scarier, and you haven't seen it yet, I recommend "Sinister" instead...

Bryan Kluger 'Deliver Us From Evil' has a good premise and the trailers were quite promising, and even the main story line about a NY detective investigating some really creepy stuff has its merits. But although 'Deliver Us From Evil' has some creepy moments and a surprisingly good exorcism scene, its bad dialogue, story telling, and acting make this possession movie less than stellar and not the horror movie you were hoping for.Director Scott Derrickson and writer Paul Harris Boardman have been collaborating on movies together for many years. They worked on 'Scream 4', 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose', and 'Sinister' together, so here is proof that these two talents are no stranger to the horror genre nor the possession angle. Again, like most of the horror movies these days, this one too is based on a true story. This time it's Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), a NY family man and police detective who is known for capturing the worst of criminals. The real Sarchie was also a cop, but later transitioned into investigating the paranormal and demonic forces. He has even worked with Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are the couple who investigated the hauntings in 'The Amityville Horror' and 'The Conjuring'.But this movie takes place before he decided to dive into the paranormal, but was probably the jump start to it all. Sarchie is joined by his partner Butler (Joel McHale), also a tough cop who thinks Sarchie has a gut feeling he calls 'the radar', where Sarchie always ends up the most thrilling disputes and cases. While Sarchie is great at his job, his wife (Olivia Munn) and young daughter don't have the husband/father time they desire. Sarchie takes call after call, where he experiences some very creepy and unexplainable things, such as a woman throwing her baby over a railing at the zoo into a lion's den, strange voices and knocks, lights burning out for no reason, and sane people turning into violent shades of themselves.To help him along the way both figuratively and spiritually is Father Mendoza (Edgar Ramirez) who might know what's going on in with these cases, which is some other force at work. A force of pure evil. This all comes to a head with an exorcism at the police station, which was surprisingly well done. But besides that and a few other minor creepy moments, 'Deliver Us From Evil' is riddled with laughable and bland dialogue, terrible chemistry, and redundant story-telling, as our detectives travel through dark basement after dark basement for some cheap thrills and scares. It gets old fast.And the banter between Sarchie and Butler was so monotone and awful, that I feel like it was written by a 5th grader. And I won't get into the awful writing for the only African American in the film who is a fellow police detective whose only lines during the exorcism are "Oh my f*ck" and "What the f*ck?" Needless to say, the filmmakers didn't give any thought to that character let alone any of the other ones. The only shining actor here Sean Harris, who plays Santino, the possessed guy who is making it accessible for other demons to possess others. His creepiness is amazing and his exorcism scene is quite terrifying. If you're a fan of horror and the possession genre, you might find a couple of things you like here, but it's best you wait for home video for this one.