Why the rite

Michael Kovak Colin O'Donaghue , the son of a funeral director grows indifferent to his father and joins a Seminary. On his way to the course completion, he is overwhelmed by a strong lack of faith. His religious beliefs are further jolted when he sees a young girl haplessly dying in a road accident for whom he reluctantly performs the ritual to absolve her sins. His mentor still believes in him and urges him to go to Italy to take an exorcism course hoping that he it would strengthen his faith in Christianity.

As a result he sends him to an eminent Jesuit exorcist, Father Lucas Trevant Sir Anthony Hopkins , whose ways though questionable are quite effective. He witnesses the exorcism of a sixteen year old girl but still seems unconvinced. Father Lucas explains to him that it takes multiple sessions over a long stretch of time to completely free a victim from the demon. Despite witnessing some supernatural occurrences during the aforesaid exorcism, Michael is as skeptical as ever.

After the second exorcism, the girls condition becomes quite critical as she is moved to a hospital. She soon dies and the demon finds a new victim. As the moment of reckoning draws near, Michael may be the only hope left but first he must overcome his own doubts and apprehensions in order to fight and destroy the ominous forces. You can only defeat it when you believe. Drama Horror Mystery Thriller. Rated PG for disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images, and language including sexual references.

Did you know Edit. He was not allowed to witness them, but he could hear what was happening from outside the door. Goofs After the exorcism scene, from the moment Colin O'Donoghue plays with the nail, he looses his American accent and Irish accent takes over for the whole scene when he talks with Anthony Hopkins. Quotes Father Lucas Trevant : Be careful Michael, choosing not to believe in the devil doesn't protect you from him.

A voice says "Don't be afraid. Do you believe in sin? There's nothing to believe in. Connections Featured in Scream Awards User reviews Review. Top review. Decent representation of exorcism. I read a lot of reviews that panned this movie. Personally I didn't think it was nearly as bad as people claimed it was.

I found it interesting and a more true to life representation of what an exorcism is. You didn't see heads spinning degrees, projectile pea soup spitting, and lots of special effects. However, true exorcisms are not like what they show in the hyped up movies. This is more like what exorcisms are, and for believers, that's equally if not more frightening, because it's more real. She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories.

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