Scott) investigating a series of murders reminiscent of the grisly work of the long-deceased 'Gemini' killer. Instead, 'The Exorcist III' is riveting enough on its own, with the story now focusing on a police lieutenant (George C. Adapted and directed by William Peter Blatty himself from his book 'Legion', the third instalment wisely ignored the sequel and was even smart enough not to outdo the 1973 original in terms of delivering state-of-the-art special effects. Then came 'The Exorcist III' more than a decade later in 1990. When John Boorman's 'Exorcist II: The Heretic' in 1977 was famously slammed with ill-fated responses, it looks as if 'The Exorcist' movie wasn't meant to become a horror franchise in the first place. Whether the way she twitched and contorted her limbs or screaming her head out, it is all convincing enough to make you believe as if she is really possessed by the demon. The acting is all top-notch, particularly the then-up-and-coming Jennifer Carpenter who gives a sympathetic yet frightening performance as Emily Rose. Loosely based on the 1976 true-story case of a 24-year-old German girl named Anneliese Michel, 'The Exorcism Of Emily Rose' revolves around a defense attorney (Laura Linney) representing a priest (Tom Wilkinson), who is charged with a negligent homicide following his act of exorcism on an unfortunate young girl played by Jennifer Carpenter. But Scott Derrickson's directorial debut in 'The Exorcism Of Emily Rose' is a rarity: a modern religious horror movie that successfully blends psychological horror and courtroom drama. Most horror movies that centres on demonic possession and exorcism often pale in comparison with William Friedkin's still-terrifying-as-hell 1973 genre masterpiece, 'The Exorcist'. Jennifer Carpenter plays the possessed Emily Rose in 'The Exorcism Of Emily Rose'.

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