Supernatural horror starring Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Peña and Dougray Scott. A young woman becomes the centre of attention for a priest and Vatican exorcists when she exhibits signs of demonic possession following a car accident. However, there is more to her condition than meets the eye, and the clerics are soon thrust into a battle that could destroy the world.
Crank co-director Mark Neveldine flies solo for the first time (from regular partner Brian Taylor) with this serviceable if derivative tale of demonic possession. Olivia Taylor Dudley (Chernobyl Diaries, Paranormal Activity: the Ghost Dimension) stars as the wide-eyed innocent, whose seemingly ordinary life goes awry after a car accident puts her in a coma for 40 days. Local Catholic priest Michael Peña suspects something supernatural is brewing, particularly when a cop sticks light bulbs in the wrong sort of socket after visiting the young woman. Neveldine is blessed with a decent budget and cast (that also includes Dougray Scott and Djimon Hounsou), but when spooky birds swoop about and a portentous old priest turns up to exorcise what ails Dudley, it's devilish fare like The Exorcist and The Omen that rush to mind. Those classics had thrills and gore galore. This is just too tame to terrify.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Angela | Olivia Dudley |
| Father Lozano | Michael Pena |
| Roger Holmes | Dougray Scott |
| Vicar Imani | Djimon Hounsou |
| Cardinal Mattias Bruun | Peter Andersson |
| Dr Richards | Kathleen Robertson |
| Pete | John Patrick Amedori |
| Detective Harris | Michael Paré |
| Dr Fahti | Cas Anvar |
| Psych patient | Alison Lohman |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Mark Neveldine |
