What makes this film old is Anthony Hopkins and his laboured transformation into a tortured being, who needs to be tied up hand and foot, there to snarl and growl.We've seen this Hopkins before, better done in his man-eating Hannibal Lecter role.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 3, 2019

| Original Score: C | Feb 18, 2012

Parades about with a self-seriousness at odds with a second-half dominated by veiny-faced, limb-contorting special effects and screaming, screaming, screaming.

| Original Score: C- | Jun 5, 2011

This dreary affair is 'inspired by actual events', but it's a very low-wattage entry into the genre of the exorcist movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 9, 2011

It may not convince you of the existence of the devil but, with its true-story twist on a popular cinematic theme, it adequately entertains.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 9, 2011

It's a fatuous film with none of the weight and dark energy of The Exorcist.

| Feb 28, 2011

Like many other bang-average exorcism movies, it follows a doubting man of God who rediscovers his faith, sharpish, when faced with a swivel-eyed grunter cracking their limbs and bellowing about Satan.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 27, 2011

The Devil may have all the best tunes, but this exorcism thriller won't count as one of his greatest gigs.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 25, 2011

The Vatican will love it. Audiences won't.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 24, 2011

Hopkins' wild ham acting helps raise the deadening atmosphere and prick the mood of pomposity. What he can't do, sadly, is save his co-star.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 24, 2011

The acting is wooden from almost everyone, a Calvary of stick-figure performances, arms outstretched at moments of martyred or messianic climax.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 23, 2011

This is a dreary metaphysical drama dressed in the vestments of a religious horror movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 23, 2011

Hopkins does his thing, and Hallestrom leaves him alone to do it well.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 22, 2011

The direction by Håfström delivers sinister atmosphere but few shocks. Håfström forgets that "God is in the details.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Feb 4, 2011

The Rite trots out the tired old belief that catering to cynical viewers' assumptions is half the battle in convincing them that they're seeing something new, different, or possibly just worthwhile.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Feb 2, 2011

[Håfström] allows Hopkins to fly completely off the handle, lets him channel his inner Hannibal Lecter in a way that's idiotic and silly.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 28, 2011

The Rite goes wrong in every way.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 28, 2011

Starts glumly before flipping into supernatural camp.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 28, 2011

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 28, 2011

Despite an impressive cast (excluding the excruciatingly dull O'Donoghue, a newcomer from Ireland), "The Rite" is the sort of misfire that Hollywood has long buried in January.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 28, 2011