The Rite

Colin O'Donoghue as Micheal Kovak

What would happen to a christian named Micheal Kovak, who dont believe in demons(satan) and god suddenly finds his life end up becoming a priest who also practice the rite of exorcism?

The movie claimed to be based on the experience of two priest in America, Lucas Trevant(Anthony Hopkins) and Micheal Kovak(Colin O'Donoghue) who practice the rite of exorcism(till today).

Honestly i dont really like dark and complicated movie, and an exorcist movie like this, usually the storyline is rather predictable and typical but i guess i cant turn down watching Anthony Hopkin's performance as the exorcist priest who end up to be possessed and the movie itself surprisingly has some twist and you might able to have a new realistic perspective on how and why people were possessed at the first place.

From the beginning and the middle of the movie i keep guessing if Micheal Kovak is a so called the non believer or doubter of his own religion why he continuously live within the close knit of a Christianity(his father and him earn a living working in a mortuary, then later Micheal himself applied to pursue his study at religious university to become a priest). The puzzles were reveal towards the end of the movie.

Anyhow, you will find the movie quite entertaining with quite interesting easy to digest storyline, however if you find watching torturous people throw up nails and blood, or find religious symbol is rather disturbing and sensitive to look at for whatever reasons:you might enjoy watching 'no strings attached' instead.

The Rite is now on Malaysia cinemas starting February 17th.