Film Review – Deliver Us from Evil

Director Scott Derrickson made a name for himself with 2005’s “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” a thoroughly underwhelming demonic possession story that lit up the box office due to impressive marketing efforts. After stints with more horror (“Sinister”) and sci-fi (“The Day the Earth Stood Still”), the helmer returns to his first love with “Deliver Us from Evil,” another exorcism tale mixed with a dash of police procedural. Derrickson has his habits, always favoring cheap scares and iffy acting, but even his limitations can’t keep the picture away from a complete swan dive into stupidity. Overlong, underwhelming, and at times downright ridiculous, “Deliver Us from Evil” intends to find a middle ground between terror and spirituality, failing to illuminate the viewer on both fronts. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com