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The Vatican Tapes
2015 91 min United States of America R 18+
★4.3
Thriller, Horror
Director: Mark Neveldine
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Description
In a highly secured vault deep within the walls of Vatican City, the Catholic Church holds thousands of old films and video footage documenting exorcisms/supposed exorcisms and other unexplained religious phenomena they feel the world is not ready to see. This is the first tape - Case 83-G - stolen from these archives and exposed to the public by an anonymous source.
Budget:
$13M
US Gross:
$1.78M
Worldwide:
$1.78M
Starring
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Actor
Michael Peña
Actor
Dougray Scott
Actor
Key opinion
The Vatican Tapes is widely regarded as a generic and uninspired addition to the exorcism genre. While Olivia Taylor Dudley's lead performance receives praise, the film is hampered by a predictable script, uneven tone, and a failure to deliver genuine scares.
| Acting | Olivia Taylor Dudley delivers a standout performance that anchors the film despite the weak surrounding material. | |
| Screenplay | The script leans on exhausted genre tropes and lacks the originality needed to stand out among established classics like The Exorcist. | |
| Humor | The film suffers from a tonal identity crisis, frequently veering into unintentional comedy that undermines its horror elements. | |
| Pacing | Critics are divided on the film's pacing; some appreciate the quick, brisk progression compared to slower genre entries, while others find it sluggish, disjointed, and poorly edited. |