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The Order

Every soul has its price.

2003 · 1h 42m · R Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by Brian Helgeland

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Overview

For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.

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Devout Catholics will be appalled; everyone else will be asleep.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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All the fine cinematography can't hide the sad fact that the second half of the film delivers none of the shocks and starts required of atmospheric horror.

Jon Strickland, L.A. Weekly
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The picture is so lethargic that I began to think of watching it as a form of atonement.

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
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It's The Exorcist warmed over.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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May be the nadir of the subgenre that produced The Exorcist (at its high end) and Stigmata (at its middle-to-low end).

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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