Requiem (2006) Critic Reviews
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Requiem is drawn from an incident that was also the basis for last year's demon-seed hit, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose."Read the full review
Stunningly played story of faith vs. family.Read the full review
In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work.Read the full review
While "Exorcism" focused on a murder-trial battle between the priest and a prosecutor, Schmid's film beautifully details the behavior, events and socio-religious pressures that lead to the decision to perform such an extreme ritual.Read the full review
Requiem is a moving study of a tortured young woman more at peace with medieval ritual than with modern medicine.Read the full review
Though its heroine's mysterious seizures and blackouts are terrifying in the way they undermine her quest for self-determination, Requiem isn't a horror movie so much as a thwarted coming-of-age story, like "Carrie" without the bloody reckoning.Read the full review