The Rite
The Rite

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Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donaghue), the son of a funeral director grows indifferent to his father and joins a Seminary. On his way to the course completion, he is overwhelmed by a strong lack of faith. His religious beliefs are further jolted when he sees a young girl haplessly dying in a road accident for whom he reluctantly performs the ritual to absolve her sins. His mentor still believes in him and urges him to go to Italy to take an exorcism course hoping that he it would ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Rite:

Anthony Hopkins
Colin O'Donoghue
Alice Braga
Rutger Hauer
Ciarán Hinds
Toby Jones

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Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donaghue), the son of a funeral director grows indifferent to his father and joins a Seminary. On his way to the course completion, he is overwhelmed by a strong lack of faith. His religious beliefs are further jolted when he sees a young girl haplessly dying in a road accident for whom he reluctantly performs the ritual to absolve her sins. His mentor still believes in him and urges him to go to Italy to take an exorcism course hoping that he it would strengthen his faith in Christianity. In Italy, he attends a session from Father Xavier (Ciarán Hinds), who soon becomes aware of his skepticism. As a result he sends him to an eminent Jesuit exorcist, Father Lucas Trevant (Sir Anthony Hopkins), whose ways though questionable are quite effective. He witnesses the exorcism of a sixteen year old girl but still seems unconvinced. Father Lucas explains to him that it takes multiple sessions over a long stretch of time to completely free a victim from the demon. Despite witnessing some supernatural occurrences during the aforesaid exorcism, Michael is as skeptical as ever. After the second exorcism, the girls condition becomes quite critical as she is moved to a hospital. She soon dies and the demon finds a new victim. As the moment of reckoning draws near, Michael may be the only hope left but first he must overcome his own doubts and apprehensions in order to fight and destroy the ominous forces.

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IGN Movies - 9/10 by Jim VejvodaThe Rite is actually an OK supernatural drama for a little over the first half, but the moment it becomes more of a special effects-driven film it completely buckles.
E! Online - 9/10 by Matt StevensDespite a fine cast, The Rite bears the sins of a weak script, with an over-the-top climax that undercuts the bejesus-scaring.
Bangor Daily News (Maine) - 9/10 by Christopher Smith"The Rite" aims for authenticity but is nothing more than a cartoon. The film is rife with poorly executed genre clichés and bad acting, alienating the viewer from the picture--and putting them into a coma.
Metro Times (Detroit, MI) - 9/10 by Corey HallLight on gore, The Rite's a snore, consisting largely of ponderous conversations that seminary students might have over a big bowl of pea soup.
Movie Dearest - 9/10 by Fr. Chris CarpenterA misbegotten mess of haunted house cliches, Vatican mumbo jumbo, and Anthony Hopkins channeling Hannibal Lecter (for the umpteenth time) as well as Linda Blair! The worst film of 2011.
MovieJuice! - 9/10 by Mark RamseyOur hero has a vision: It's a jackass with red eyes. No, not Charlie Sheen, a different one.
Moviedex - 9/10 by Anders WotzkeAn exorcism movie in which all the scary bits have been exorcised.
Reason Online - 9/10 by Kurt LoderNo matter how impoverished the script, or how clamorous the inanities unfolding all around him, Hopkins just can't stop being a terrific actor.
Reeling Reviews - 8/10 by Laura Clifford... the film appears to have had its own exorcism, with critical ideas and images suggested which are never followed through on.
MovieCrypt.com - 8/10 by Kevin A. RansonWhat do you call an Exorcist-inspired film free of projectile pea soup and set in Rome? Not too bad, actually.

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