A young man disillusioned enters the seminary , this starts the audience down the road of disbelief , looking for his way through life .
In an attempt to get out while the get out is good , he is send off to the Vatican , on a course on exorcism .
Still a doubter , he is then passed on again to a third priest , Father Lucas .
This is actually where the story begins , the believer and the non-believer . The master of knowledge versus the master of faith . There is a logical explanation for everything versus we know so little of the spiritual world . And the battle begins . . . .
But of course , faith stumbles , with a lost of life . And as almost , the modern world view wins , he stumbles too.
The two must together , and overcome "the Rite" .
Most of the online discussions are whether or not this is a "Horror" movie . The content for the movie certainly falls into the category of horror , but if you were looking for "spinning heads" or "pea soup" you would be disappointed . To be quite honest , I jump three times during the film , mostly because I had accepted the story and was going along with it , when the movie monster jumps at the priest .
Anthony Hopkins plays the wise old hermit priest , Father Lucas , who you want to like , and you want to see live at the end . It is a far throw from him "Hannibal Lecturer" portrait .
Colin O'Donoghue has little to play with character wise , the acting is 2 - Dimensional , because the character is 2 - dimensional , the typical love interest does not play off due to his training as a priest . He wants to be a priest , he does not want to be a priest .
Marta Gastini makes her english-speaking debut , and I hope everytime people film in Italy , they cast in the movie .
Italy itself is a major character in the film , look out for it in the background , coffee shops , streets , the Colosseum and the Vatican .
The Film is well worth watching , at home on cable , rent the dvd or in the cinema , nothing in the film would be missed on the small screen .
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