The Devil Inside

The Exorcist from 1973 is still today a timeless classic. At that time, it gave swedish born actor Max Von Sydow, a lot of respect, for his portrait of Father Lankester Merrin. Ever since The Exorcist came out, Hollywood tried to build on this subject, how to remove demons from human bodies. The 2005 motion picture The Exorcism Of Emily Rose was suprisingly good, very well made and well written. The Devil Inside is a new exorcism movie, made as a documentary, as if this is actual true events. Does the concept of exorcism work in a documentary stiled horror movie, or should this have been buried underground the Vatican of Rome?

October 30, 1989. A 911 call from Maria Rossi is made, where she says she killed 3 people. At the crime scene, polie find 3 people brutally murdered, wich seems to be connected to a exorcism ritual. The Catholic Church becomes involved, who decide to send her to a catholic psychiatric hospital in Rome. 20 years later, Maria´s daughter Isabella ( Fernanda Andrade ) decide to make a documentary about her mother, and find out if she really is possessed by a demon, or mentally ill. She meets 2 priests, Ben ( Simon Quartermain ) and David ( Evan Helmuth ), who studies her video she made, of her mothers behavior, after a visit at the catholic psychiatric hospital. Both priests belive she is possessed by a demon, and agree to help her. But since the Church does not authorize exorcism, they have to do this ritual in secret.

I am going to start by saying, the ending of this movie destroys everything. While some scenes are really creepy and works well, it all ends with frustration. Why does director William Brent Bell do this? The Devil Inside had potential to become a good movie, but we are left with something unfinished, just as if he didnt care how the ending was going to be. Thankfully this is not a disaster, the movie itself have some nice details, wich is well served to the audience. But, all together this feels like a dissapointment, when we have a ending so terrible, it´s just as bad as Paris Hilton´s acting career. If you love excorcism movies, go rent The Last Exorcism, i promise it will bring you more pleasure.

Rating: DD