The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016)

The Secrets of Emily Blair: Directed by Joseph P. Genier. With Ellen Hollman, Colm Meaney, Will Kemp, Francia Raisa. Desperate to save his fiancee from a demon that has possessed her soul, a man turns to his longtime priest for help.

“You might think u0026#39;oh no, not another delve into the exorcism genreu0026#39; when you read the synopsis to this movie. However, rein your demons, because u0026quot;The Secrets of Emily Blairu0026quot; actually turned out to be surprisingly entertaining, despite it being yet another exorcism movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd true, while u0026quot;The Secrets of Emily Blairu0026quot; wasnu0026#39;t outstanding, it was still a movie that proved to be entertaining and worthwhile to watch, especially if you enjoy horror and the exorcism sub-genre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story told in the movie is about a bride-to-be who becomes possessed by a wicked demonic entity, and the groom-to-be seeks assistance from his childhood priest to rid his fiancée of this otherworldly evil.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRight, fairly straight forward and generic, I will agree with you on that. Yes, what you see here is hardly new or innovating to the genre, but director Joseph P. Genier still managed to put together a rather enjoyable movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting in the movie was so-so, just donu0026#39;t except any grand Shakespearian thespian experience here, because that will leave you sorely disappointed. It was a nice surprise to see Larry Drake in the movie, mind you he has only a very small role. I havenu0026#39;t seen him in ages.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is important for a horror / thriller movie to have proper special effects and CGI effects in order to be believable and entertaining, and u0026quot;The Secrets of Emily Blairu0026quot; does not fail to deliver. The effects were quite good here, and definitely served their purpose quite well. For a movie of this caliber, then I was more than pleased with what I saw on the screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, I had expected more in the scare department from this movie, so that I was a little bit disappointed that there wasnu0026#39;t much of that around. But then again, this is labeled as a thriller, not as a horror movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you enjoy a good supernatural possession and exorcism movie, then you should take the time to sit down and watch u0026quot;The Secrets of Emily Blairu0026quot;. I did, and I was more than pleasantly surprised with it, and it certainly was an entertaining movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Secrets of Emily Blairu0026quot; scores a solid six out of ten stars rating from me.”