‘The Exorcism’ Review: The Power of Crowe Compels You

Russell Crowe gives his best performance in years as an actor overwhelmed by inner and outer demons

The Exorcism
Russell Crowe in "The Exorcism" (Vertical/Miramax)

Joshua John Miller’s “The Exorcism” is not a funny movie. If anything, it’s deeply disturbing. But there’s a pretty good joke at the end of the credits if you wait around long enough. Although almost every movie claims in the fine print that “any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental,” there’s no way in hell they expect us to actually believe it this time. It’s gotta be a gag.

“The Exorcism” tells the story of Anthony Miller, an alcoholic and a drug addict in recovery, who threw away his lucrative and respected career as a motion picture actor.

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