The soundtrack uses a lot of classic rock riffs to create an eerie atmosphere, making me recall the 1998 Gregory Hoblit film 'Fallen' with Denzel Washington. There are even instances during the climactic battle itself that went on a bit too long, with Eric Bana only on the sidelines.ĭirector and co-writer Scott Derrickson had been more successful with his previous horror films like 'Sinister' and 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose.' Because 'Deliver Us From Evil' uses a lot of disgusting imagery, I can feel a heavy influence of the 1995 David Fincher film starring Brad Pitt of similar style, 'Se7en.' The film approaches two hours in length and does lose some steam in the middle somewhat. There are some effective scares which will make you jump from your seat, particularly those involving animals. The scares here were mainly because of the disturbing and gory images of death it shows in many scenes. Lulu Wilson, the child actress who played their daughter Christina, can get annoying. Sean Harris, who plays the sinister-looking house painter Santino involved in these strange events, was aided by gruesome prosthetics in his performance. Olivia Munn does well in her dramatic scenes as Sarchie's neglected wife. Joel McHale spins some welcome humor as he plays Sarchie's wise-cracking partner Butler. Ramirez, and he has good chemistry with Bana. Edgar Ramirez was mostly effective as the thoroughly hip Fr.

The acting of the rest of the cast is generally solid. I have not seen him in a remarkable lead performance since his excellent turns in 'Troy' and 'Munich.' It is very good to see Bana again in a meaty role of an ex-Catholic cop with family issues, a 'radar' for the bizarre and a violent past. You sense his inner conflicts as he struggles to balance his professional life with his own domestic problems. The cool and gritty cop Sarchie is played very well by Eric Bana. Despite his resistance, he joins forces with the priest in order to try and exorcise the demon before it is too late to save his family. One day, Sarchie's own wife and daughter mysteriously disappear. Mendoza, suggests that these events show signs of 'primary evil,' but Sarchie cannot accept this supernatural explanation. A renegade priest involved with one of the victims, Fr. Ralph Sarchie is the policeman who is investigating this series of peculiar phenomena.

In the Bronx Zoo, a woman throws her baby into the lions enclosure. In a seedy New York apartment, a family is terrorized by strange noises from their basement.

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