Exorcist Vengeance

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Exorcist Vengeance
Exorcist Vengeance (2022) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Matthew B.C.
  • Jeff Miller
Produced by
Starring
Music byMike Ellaway [1]
Production
companies
  • Millman Productions
  • Proportion Productions
  • Titan Global Entertainment
Distributed byUncork'd Entertainment
Release date
  • February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)
LanguageEnglish

Exorcist Vengeance is a 2022 supernatural horror film directed and produced by Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca Matthews. It stars "Charles Bronson lookalike" Robert Bronzi, [2] [3] alongside Steven Berkoff, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Nicole Nabi, Anna Liddell, and Ben Parsons. [2] Mark L. Lester served as executive producer on the film. [2] [3]

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Exorcist Vengeance was released on DVD and video-on-demand (VOD) on February 8, 2022, by Uncork'd Entertainment. [2] [3] [4]

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 0% based on five reviews. [5]

Andrew Stover of Film Threat gave the film a score of 5 out of 10, writing that its "uneven tone and underdeveloped suspense prevent the supernatural horror mystery from reaching success" although did praise the score for "sustaining some much-needed suspense" while there is a "unique family dynamic" in the acting. [1] Kelly Vance, writing for the East Bay Express , called the film "insultingly stupid", and unfavorably compared Bronzi's performance to that of "Tommy Wiseau, star of the midnight-movie favorite The Room ." [6]

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  4. Grobar, Matt (January 7, 2022). "Thornbyrd's 'Healed' Gets Cast & ReFrame Stamp; Acquisitions By Freestyle, Uncork'd, Samuel Goldwyn Films; Universal Pictures' 'Dawn Raid' Set For North American Release – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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