Returning from a trip to Nigeria, a priest returns to the U.S. realizing that he accidentally released a primitive God from it's hiding place deep underground has possessed a member of his clergy and uses his religious training to put an end to the ordeal before she gets further from recovery.
This here did have some rather nice stuff to it that did help it. One of it's best features is the fact that this one does a really decent job of being a solid genre entry, as this does a really impressive job of running through the genre standards. The demon is released quite early on with an utterly effective sequence down in the underground crypts where the incredibly creepy caves are used to grand effect in giving off a great atmosphere with the howling wind and echoing voices adding to the feel of it and then segues nicely into the family moving into the new house and coming across the fact that she's become part of its' plans which enables it to follow along the same storyline as expected here. The times when the film utilizes those tactics, from the early scenes of her getting possessed which includes her shaking the rooms and walls, encountering the demon within the shower or fantasizing about cutting herself which are all creepy enough on their own before being added on with the similarity factor that comes from the rather shameless way its homages are shoe-horned into these segments. There's a lot to like from the fun with the family members always trying to get her under control rather than doing anything more original with the setup, and that continues on into the idea of her being possessed which are quite fun since this one doesn't have the excruciating factor of waiting around endless minutes watching the Church figures deal with something that's painfully obvious to everyone else that something must be done yet nothing is. That leads into the exorcism scene that comes with all the theatrics and shouting expected as well as the fact that seeing all the flying furniture and bodies makes for a great time. Plus, there's also the rather great and fun experience when the charm is removed and the spirits come out, and it's all the better for it. As well as the fact that the make-up on the possession looks great as well, with the truly out-there wig and facial deformities which make it feel really great, these here are what make the film entertaining, but it did have a few relatively detrimental flaws to it. The main one is that the behavior changes that the possessed undergoes aren't very frightening at all, merely shouting profanities, acting very sexual or attacking others around them. These aren't that great at making that person a target of fear, which is the main course of action with this kind of film. It needs to be able to get across the fact that they're dangerous, which is accomplished through the actions they undergo and this one simply doesn't do that very well which is where the film fails at. The other relatively big flaw here is that there's a decided lack of action in the middle segment, which is all the signs of possession coming out though the film decides to inject them in the middle of the most mundane activities ever. Having her suddenly break out into a profane rant at the end of a dinner party doesn't have a lot of weight since it comes at the end and is a rather irritating recurring tactic. The dance- hall sequence serves no use other than getting a suitable location for the exorcism, but it goes on for too long with no payoff and really should've been trimmed or omitted, but that's easily overlooked compared to the other flaws here.
Rated R: Extreme Graphic Language, Violence and Brief Nudity.
This here did have some rather nice stuff to it that did help it. One of it's best features is the fact that this one does a really decent job of being a solid genre entry, as this does a really impressive job of running through the genre standards. The demon is released quite early on with an utterly effective sequence down in the underground crypts where the incredibly creepy caves are used to grand effect in giving off a great atmosphere with the howling wind and echoing voices adding to the feel of it and then segues nicely into the family moving into the new house and coming across the fact that she's become part of its' plans which enables it to follow along the same storyline as expected here. The times when the film utilizes those tactics, from the early scenes of her getting possessed which includes her shaking the rooms and walls, encountering the demon within the shower or fantasizing about cutting herself which are all creepy enough on their own before being added on with the similarity factor that comes from the rather shameless way its homages are shoe-horned into these segments. There's a lot to like from the fun with the family members always trying to get her under control rather than doing anything more original with the setup, and that continues on into the idea of her being possessed which are quite fun since this one doesn't have the excruciating factor of waiting around endless minutes watching the Church figures deal with something that's painfully obvious to everyone else that something must be done yet nothing is. That leads into the exorcism scene that comes with all the theatrics and shouting expected as well as the fact that seeing all the flying furniture and bodies makes for a great time. Plus, there's also the rather great and fun experience when the charm is removed and the spirits come out, and it's all the better for it. As well as the fact that the make-up on the possession looks great as well, with the truly out-there wig and facial deformities which make it feel really great, these here are what make the film entertaining, but it did have a few relatively detrimental flaws to it. The main one is that the behavior changes that the possessed undergoes aren't very frightening at all, merely shouting profanities, acting very sexual or attacking others around them. These aren't that great at making that person a target of fear, which is the main course of action with this kind of film. It needs to be able to get across the fact that they're dangerous, which is accomplished through the actions they undergo and this one simply doesn't do that very well which is where the film fails at. The other relatively big flaw here is that there's a decided lack of action in the middle segment, which is all the signs of possession coming out though the film decides to inject them in the middle of the most mundane activities ever. Having her suddenly break out into a profane rant at the end of a dinner party doesn't have a lot of weight since it comes at the end and is a rather irritating recurring tactic. The dance- hall sequence serves no use other than getting a suitable location for the exorcism, but it goes on for too long with no payoff and really should've been trimmed or omitted, but that's easily overlooked compared to the other flaws here.
Rated R: Extreme Graphic Language, Violence and Brief Nudity.