Review of The Pope's Exorcist (2023) by Guy Lodge for Variety — 11 Apr 2023
The Pope’s Exorcist still exerts a lurid B-movie pull, in part because Australian genre stylist Avery demonstrates some command of fire-and-brimstone theatrics, but mostly thanks to Russell Crowe: As the film’s version of Father Amorth by way of Damien Karras, the slumming Oscar champ props up proceedings with just the right balance of gruff, paternalistic credibility and wry, self-mocking irony.
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This review of The Pope's Exorcist (2023) was written by Guy Lodge and published by Variety on 11 April 2023.
The Pope's Exorcist has generally received mixed reviews.
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