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Alan Ford, Andrew French, Antonie Kamerling

Father Lankester Merrin thinks that he has glimpsed the face of Evil. In the years following World War II, Merrin is relentlessly haunted by memories of the unspeakable brutality perpetrated against t...( read more  read more... )he innocent people of his parish. In the wake of all he has seen, both his faith in his fellow man and his faith in the Almighty have deserted him. He can no longer honestly call himself a man of God. Merrin has traveled far from his native Holland in a desperate attempt to escape the horrors that he witnessed there. While drifting through Cairo, he is approached by a collector of rare antiquities to join a British archeological excavation in the remote Turkana region of Kenya. They have unearthed a Christian Byzantine church in inexplicably pristine condition--as if it had been buried on the day it was completed. The collector wants Merrin, an Oxford-educated archeologist, to find an ancient relic hidden within the church before the British discover it. But beneath the church, something much older sleeps, waiting to be awoken. Madness descends upon the local villagers and the contingent of British soldiers who've been sent to guard the excavation. Merrin watches helplessly as the atrocities of war are repeated against another innocent village--atrocities he had prayed never to see again. The blood of innocents flows freely on the East African plain, and the horror has only just begun. In the place where Evil was born, Merrin will finally see its true face.

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R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Renny Harlin

Release Date: August 20, 2004

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DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005

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Flixster Reviews (2,240)

  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    Not as bad as I'd heard. The story is ok, it?s got it's scary moments and it?s got Alan Ford playing a right orrible cunt as a bonus. The only problem with this film is Renny Harlin. Anyone else would have done, why Renny Harlin?
  • JennifairyW
    February 2, 2009
    JennifairyW
    In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the power of crap compels it!

    This must be one of the most inane films I've seen. Whoever allowed this to be brought unto the world needs a sanity check, it's like they have walked up to Friedkin and slapped him across the ...( read more)face.

    Skarsgård was the little glimmer of hope that just kept me watching to the end, that's right....I watched all of it. But for a movie that's supposed to be terrifying, there were few scares, and when the sound has to be blasted out at 100 decibels to achieve them, you know you're in trouble. The CGI (hint hyenas) is borderline laughable, looking better suited to a video game, and the background looks like it has been painted on. It felt like they didn't even try here....may God have mercy on their souls.
  • AgentLexi2132
    August 20, 2007
    AgentLexi2132
    Makes a fine addition to my collection.
  • sheens431
    July 17, 2007
    sheens431
    I watched this by myself in a nearly empty theater and it freaked my world out. Once it starts scaring you, it never stops. Its nothing that will make you jump out of your seat, but this movie is really creepy.
  • darmstrong3
    July 2, 2007
    darmstrong3
    Crazy cool.
  • CocoCoopah
    November 17, 2009
    CocoCoopah
    Why bother fucking around with this?
  • jessibsoccerchic
    November 12, 2009
    jessibsoccerchic
    This is supposed to be a good series, however i don't get the order that the movies go in!
  • JaneDoeNili
    October 30, 2009
    JaneDoeNili
    Scary enough but it can come nowhere near the original "exorcist" movie. Still I found it decent.
  • Jen6466
    October 4, 2009
    Jen6466
    The movie could have been put together better.
  • jamesm1068
    October 3, 2009
    jamesm1068
    great horror movie, a must see, will give you chills!

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August 22, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Ignoring the essentially inward story of The Exorcist, [Harlin] has created a sprawling anything-for-a-jolt movie, more in the spirit of a midnight teen-scream flick than a portrayal of a dark night o... full review

May 25, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

It never approaches the stratospheric badness of Exorcist II: The Heretic, but this lemon does its damndest to heap more dirt on the franchise's grave. full review

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  • tapsmaps
    June 9, 2007
    tapsmaps
    i like these typa films which portrays the spiritual and demonic powers which affect our lives.thes things do happen in real life and we should be aware of them.i enjoyed the movie..
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