As a selling point which got me to watch this film in the first place, I had seen numerous people stating how much they loved the film. Enough so that they’ve already taken in multiple viewings of it since it’s addition to the Netflix library. Talk of this nature has and likely always will get me excited about a movie and quickly pushed me towards watching it for myself. I was immediately filled with joy when seeing that Michael Pena and Djimon Hounsou were both part of the film as they are both fantastic actors and both have such an amazing range that I figured this was going to be something truly special to see.

But we will return to this later.

Now, was this going to be the case or would I be left highly disappointed as I typically am when getting my hopes up much too high?

To get this out of the way immediately, making a PG-13 horror film regarding demonic possession doesn’t really sit well with me. You’re using a sub-genre which has almost unlimited potential but are forced to censor yourself due to a ratings system which is highly unfortunate. But, it’s the nature of the beast and nothing that we can change.

Considering this major factor, the film did have a lot of potential to not only tell a good story, but to capitalize on what could have been a truly captivating and unique ending. One far different from most “Exorcist” inspired films.