Review: The Crucification (2017)
By William Pattison
For Horror Bob’s Blog
This time I have an exorcism try hriller that is supposedly
based on true events…
Nicole Rawlins, an American journalist with a complicated
relationship to Catholicism, travels to Romania to report on the criminal trial
of a priest accused of killing a nun during an exorcism ritual. What begins as
skeptical inquiry shifts when Nicole encounters Father Anton and starts
experiencing visions she cannot rationalize. The story lives in that uneasy
middle space between investigative procedural and supernatural horror, pulling
Nicole toward belief she has spent years resisting while something unseen
appears to be pulling back.
Ok, I just finished watching this movie and thought it was a
very entertaining demon exorcism film.
Do I believe the thing about it being based on actual events? I doubt it. Was a
nune crucified on a cross burning an exorcism by members of the Roman Catholic church?
All I can say is freaky shit happens with those people. Do I think a female
journalist went to Rome and had a bunch of demonic shit happen…Naw, but it
makes a good horror movie.
I think the filmmakers were doing a standard story about
faith and a person who either had none or lost their faith getting some during
a drive by demonic forces…Actually standard fare for the demon/exorcism genre
of horror.
When it comes to the truth of saying it is based on real
events that is at the most ten percent true at the most. It is just the studio
trying to sell DVDs. It’s mostly stardatdized fiction. Nothing more. Do the
research and see if I’m right about this.
Now, if you are a fan of this subgenre of horror you will
love it. It’s got all the demon goodness fans love in these films, so you will
definitely enjoy it.
Keep on Creepin’ , Horror Bob’s Blog…
