Prey for the Devil
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.
- Released: 2022-10-28
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Thrillers
- Stars: Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Nicholas Ralph, Lisa Palfrey, Tom Forbes, Velizar Binev, Owen Davis, Debora Zhecheva, Cora Kirk, Posy Taylor, Elizabeth Gibson
- Director: Daniel Stamm
Comments
- malbanese - 3 January 2023
meh, Priests and Catholicism are scarier
The premise? You've seen it before. The actors? Probably Needed the work? The script? Possibly funded by the Vatican (who knows or cares) however lacklustre to say the least. The special effects? Leave a lot to be desired in this day and age (Considering 'The Exorcist" still stands today as one of the most frightening films, thanks to Dick Smith's fantastic effects.) The problem with the churn factory of Hollywood and the fodder they produce these days, is that there is no originality or perspective of reality or the times. What do I mean? Well, the whole way through this film, all I could think of was, "How is it that these people still believe in god, when he allows Catholic priests to prey on children and they get away with it?". So I find my self sympathising with the demon and conjuring all sorts of interesting plot ideas throughout the film, where the entity is protecting the child from the evils of religion, and punishing the priests for their harmful ways.
The fact that reality has not provoked or infiltrated films like this is an insult to our intelligence and boring to the viewer to say the least. Next film to come along that has 'devil' or 'exorcism' in the title, I can assure you, the story and ideas, will all be the same.
Tune out. Don't bother. Ho Hum.
