Requiem (2006) Critic Reviews

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Based upon 6 Critic Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Variety | Eddie CockrellAdd Critic to Favorites

Stunningly played story of faith vs. family.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

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

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

Requiem is a moving study of a tortured young woman more at peace with medieval ritual than with modern medicine.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

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

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