O Sétimo Dia

The Seventh Day is an exorcist film that makes me wish somebody would steal my soul so that I don't have to witness films like this one. The film tries extremely hard to be scary and unique yet it simply is not either of these things. I struggled so hard to sit through this film as it is chalk full of clichés and tries to hard to be like other exorcism films that are simply, well... better. Now, with all of that being said I am a positive person and do like to see the good in everything. There are some decent moments within this film (though I could count them on one hand) and the acting isn't terrible. Other than those two things I wouldn't recommend that anyone watch this film, definitely not worth it.

While the subject has been explored in other movies, the Rite of Exorcism is, by itself, a very complex theme to reproduce. Some might call this movie a cliché or a waste of time, but it goes through another route altogether. It's not the "goes to the house exorcise demons" routine. If it could have been better handled? Yes, it could. There's some loose ends to the story. However, I did find it refreshing. Above all, never watch a movie with high expectations. No matter the subject, take it for what it is: Entertainment.

This occult horror movie had promise, but the dependence of the supposedly shocking reveal that was briefly announced earlier just did not succeed in turning this movie into one of those "ah ha" moments. Instead, surprisingly not a lot of thrills and actions explode as the movie continues onward. There are efforts and intriguing moments and scenes, but they instead seem to be too disjointed, confusing, and underdeveloped. Even the quarter of a century old End of Days (1999) has more energetic and potent horror that drips from the screen. The Seventh Day cannot be recommended because the movie is oversold to the put of being a let down by the end. Father Daniel's character portrayal really just does not seem up to the part and how the movie develops.

Mix the newbie with the old pro, standard excorcism plot elements, and then the requisite twist (that isn't difficult to determine fairly early in the film), and you have The Seventh Day. Earnestly made and acted, the lack of new ideas to bring to film, either as an excorcism film or a film in general, unfortunately undoes what the elements are trying to become.

2 out of 5 stars.

The Seventh Day is a bad horror film. With dull acting. Boring plot which is no different than any other exorcism movie. Guy Pearce talent is wasted in this film.