![]() It's not certain if it's done in all seriousness because I was tempted to bust out laughing at how clumsily bad it all turned out. The whole thing smells of low-budget ineffectualness followed by slap-in-the-face exposition. Then, we are promptly whisked away to Rome where Hounsou and Andersson basically remind viewers once more of everything we just saw during the opening credits and watch a video of Angela and her uninvited companion. ![]() The movie opens with televised interviews of two Vatican exorcists (Djimon Hounsou and Peter Andersson) talking ominously about the worldwide rise of evil activity, not so inconspicuously hinting at the coming of the antichrist. The plot relies too much on the usual tropes of good, faithful people terrorized by evil forces for no good reason, except that same woman Angela (Olivia Taylor Dudley) is living in sin with her boyfriend and apparently collects satanic images on her computer for some unexplained reason.Ĭoming from the same imagination that bombarded moviegoers with mind-numbing brainlessness in 'Crank ,' its sequel and ' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ,' director Mark Neveldine does absolutely nothing in elevating this monotony from the hole it immediately buries itself in. The story, from Chris Morgan ( 'Wanted ,' ' Furious 7 ') and Christopher Borrelli, about a young woman possessed by an evil demon - as if there were any other kind - does little in trying to engage viewers and fizzles out just as quickly as it begins. The entire production fails in almost every respect, falling flat in building chills and misfiring with each attempt at scaring audiences, which is really nothing more than the same old tired trick of unexpected noises. ![]() If ever there were a need for a horror movie that also functions as a sedative, something to have as background noise while slowly dozing off to dreamland, then this scare-less snoozefest is the perfect medicine for combating those sleepless nights. ![]() There's really no point in even praying for the gentlest way of explaining how much 'The Vatican Tapes' sucks. ![]()
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