Movie Blurb: The Rite

Anthony Hopkins plays Father Lucas Trevant, a priest who has put on thousands of exorcisms.  He is approached by actor Colin O'Donoghue who plays Michael Kovak, a student of the priesthood who is unsure of his path and faith in life.  When Father Lucas (Hopkins) tries to teach Michael (O'Donoghue) about the exorcisms, he becomes even more reluctant of the faith and the right intensions of Father Lucas.

Hopkins' character is creepy and I was on the edge of my seat each time he was in the scene.  This movie doesn't have the greatest cast and they make due and keep you entertained with what they put together.  This movie is thrilling and had me jumpy the entire time.  I wasn't expecting much from this movie and was pleasantly surprised with the story and how they put it together.  There were times that the movie had some corny humor thrown in and it downgraded the film in my opinion.  For movie directors out there pick one or the other and go with it.  The only film that I half enjoyed that combined the horror thiller type with comedy was Drag Me to Hell.

Johnny's Take:  This is a good film to go see in theaters to get the whole effect of the jumpy thriller type but go see it as a matinee don't pay the full movie price for this one.