In the middle of all that, it sprinkles some random bouts of chaos to reminds us that the girl is possessed and in desperate need of an exorcism, so of course-and stop me if you’ve heard this one before-a priest with a mysterious past shows up to save the day.
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After cutting her finger and bleeding all over the birthday cake, her boyfriend and father take her to the hospital (a trip she’ll end up taking two more times in the first 20 minutes of the movie before ending up in a psychiatric hospital), and then the film sleepwalks all the way until the final frame. The movie is all over the place, first introducing us to a soon-to-be possessed girl, who is, of course, sweet and innocent until literally a balloon pops on her birthday and she’s all of a sudden the object of a satanic force. The Vatican Tapes is an unfortunate, forgettable mess that doesn’t come up with an original thought until it’s much too late when the damage is already done.
Yes, that exact formula has conjured up some brilliant exorcism films over the years, but those are few and far between, with everything in the middle smelling like Linda Blair’s pea soup. While most horror movies tend to follow a familiar path, is there any sub-genre more formulaic than an exorcism film? Since William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece sweet and innocent girls have been getting possessed and going on a rampage like that shit was going out of style. And even though The Vatican Tapes has its heart in the right place, it’s unfortunately the same ol’ boring tale of a girl possessed that we’ve seen time and time again. There’s a long line of horror films that explore exorcisms and possession, many of which fall into a cliched rut that can’t think much further than the great films that came before them. The film follows a priest and two Vatican exorcists who must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman. Known for his action prowess, Mark Neveldine- Crank, Gamer, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance-takes his talents behind the camera of his first horror film, The Vatican Tapes.
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