Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

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Release Date: May 20, 2005
Rated: R | Runtime: 117 Mins | Language: English
Director: Paul Schrader
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford, Ralph Brown, Israel Aduramo, Andrew French

Summary

Haunted by terrible acts the Nazis forced him to participate in, the disenchanted Father Lankester Merrin focuses his energies on helping with an archaeological dig in the northern part of Kenya. There, the crew uncovers a church that predates Christian missions into the area, but the discovery also causes strange events to start occurring -- including physical changes to a young, disabled boy, whom Merrin grows to suspect has been possessed by a demon.

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What to Expect

Exorcist 5 (Dominion) is, the same movie as Exorcist: The Beginning, a demon-themed slasher. Instead of one person being possessed by a demon, this time the demon goes around killing others one at a time. It's different from Exorcist: The Beginning in that it includes more Nazi flashbacks. If you haven't seen this or Exorcist: The Beginning, you only need to see this one. It's the exact same movie but with more story. This Exorcist is nearly identical to the previous, which was actually made after this one. The studio didn't think Dominion would be successful so they gutted it to make Exorcist: The Beginning. Funny thing is Exorcist: The Beginning got terrible reviews while this one did much better. What this shows, these two films along with the entire Exorcist franchise, is that you can hit a home run with one movie and really struggle with the re Read more...

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Critic Reviews:

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist turns out to be as dreadfully boring, ridiculous, and pompous as rumored.

– Slant Magazine

Of the two versions of the prequel to The Exorcist, this is the better film, although it's still not that good, it's not too bad either.

– Deviant Art

The question has to be asked…did The Exorcist need a prequel? The answer is always going to be no but Dominion does a fine job of filling in the blanks.

– GBHBL