If you’re looking for something dark to chase away the last
remnants of festive cheer now that Xmas is over and done with, then “Deliver us
from Evil”, which comes to UK
The film stars Eric Bana (Star Trek, Hannah) as New
York
Uncertain of what would cause these previously decorated
soldiers, or their partners, to suddenly commit acts of wanton violence or
murder, he is then approached by a priest, father Mendoza (Edgar Ramirez) who
tries to convince him that demonic forces are at work.
Initially, Sgt Sarchie is unconvinced that these recent
crimes have been the work of the devil. But as he starts to dig a little deeper,
he finds that the former servicemen may have indeed uncovered something
sinister when they were fighting in the desert and now they have to find the
last remaining members of their unit before they can kill anyone else…
Supposedly based on a true story (it isn’t), the film was
directed by Scott Derickson, who also gave us “Sinister” and “Exorcsim of Emily
Rose” and comes across as an effective mash up of “The Exorcist” with those
“Law and Order” or “CSI ” cop shows. So it
comes as no surprise to learn that the film was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer,
who’s the man behind a number of those programs and actually has the feel of
one of his cop shows.
Usually I’m not much of a fan of ‘Supernatural’ type
thrillers, basically because as a life-long atheist I struggle to take them
seriously. However, as this particular film got going I found myself being
strangely intrigued and actually really enjoyed it. Eric Bana is aptly cast as
the tortured cop who isn’t ready to believe that there’s “real” evil in the
world and actually proves to be an effective dark and brooding thriller.
Extras on the disc include a directors commentary track, a
making of feature and a stack of trailers for other Sony Home Pictures films.
The film is out on UK DVD
and BD from Jan 5th.
Buy the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk
Buy the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk
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