demonskull-1 Reviews

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Mediocre, although funny at moments

[3/10 · 17 December 2005]

Yet another exorcism movie! All the elements of the gender are present, expect little new. Well, maybe the legal process is the only new contribution, but I think it's not central.

The thing I like the most is how the poor girl shouts and screams during the exorcism (I don't think this is a spoiler). They make her worth of a vocals position in a death-metal band! absolutely glorious! I had a big laugh at this part :) The rest of the movie is just mediocre stuff, little or no terror at all (maybe I'm too seasoned?). Also you will find a lot of Christian ideology and propaganda, more or less subtle depending on your susceptibilities... but what the hell, it's an exorcism movie! :P Summarizing: could be watchable if you reaaaaally don't want to do anything productive tonight ;)

The Method (2005)

Excellent movie

[6/10 · 17 December 2005]

This movie tells us about a group of people that are gathered at the premises of a company in order to take part in a selection process for an executive job. Soon they will realise that they're not attending a conventional group-interview.

One of the assets of this movie is the cast, with a bunch of the best actors and actresses of the moment in Spain and Argentina. They had a good movie to show their talents, and they have done it. Particularly surprising was the acting of Eduard Fernández. Although with a good acting record, he was a complete unknown to me. However, his incarnation of the disgusting 'macho ibérico' was extremely realistic and natural. Ernesto Alterio shows us once more that he's able to convincingly play any role. One just have to compare his Antonio in 'Días de Fútbol' (Football Days) with the nervous Enrique of this movie. Outstanding, I think. On the other hand, I dislike Noriega and Verbeke.

The movie as a whole is developed coherently and in a dynamic line, it will catch your interest from the beginning. Only two negative points, however. Although I'm not a puritan at all, I think that the sex scenes were unnecessary. I also disliked the final sight of the street, I think it was completely exaggerated, but that's just a detail.