Rotten
This is a dreary metaphysical drama dressed in the vestments of a religious horror movie.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
The Rite
You can only defeat it when you believe.
2011 · 1h 54m · PG-13
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Mikael Håfström
Overview
Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
Director and cast
- Mikael Håfström Director
- Anthony Hopkins as Father Lucas
- Colin O'Donoghue as Michael Kovak
- Alice Braga as Angeline
- Toby Jones as Father Matthew
- Ciarán Hinds as Father Xavier
- Rutger Hauer as Istvan Kovak
- Marta Gastini as Rosaria
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Aunt Andria
- Arianna Veronesi as Francesca
- Andrea Calligari as Vincenzo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Oooh. Scary.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
The Rite goes wrong in every way.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Starts glumly before flipping into supernatural camp.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
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.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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