![]() ![]() For that reason, the movie attempts to strike a balance between true crime and paranormal thriller - ultimately delivering an intriguing character story, with gripping moments of grotesque horror, that is short on actual scares. Derrickson assembles a captivating world and fills it with smart variations on exorcism subgenre staples yet, in spite of its premise, Deliver Us From Evil isn't outright scary - meaning that viewers who want to be terrified will likely walk away underwhelmed. Directed by future Doctor Strange helmer Scott Derrickson ( The Exorcism of Emily Rose), the film serves as an "origin" story (of sorts) for Sarchie's career in demon hunting. Together the pair attempt to unravel the source behind a series of disturbing crimes - before an ancient evil can take hold in the city streets.ĭeliver Us From Evil is based on the investigations of the real life Ralph Sarchie, an NYPD officer turned demonologist, that chronicled his investigations and exorcisms in the book Beware the Night (coauthored by Lisa Collier Cool). ![]() ![]() A "recovering" Catholic, Sarchie is reluctant to accept that the supernatural tales of his childhood might be real - until he is befriended by a mysterious Catholic Priest, Mendoza (Édgar Ramírez), who claims to have been hunting demons (and performing exorcisms) for years. ![]()
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