Just as the job of 6-year-old daughters is to be threatened by the story's archvillain. Of course, the role of skeptics in movies like this is to be brutally converted to a magical worldview. And not just about how he neglects his wife, Jen (Olivia Munn), and 6-year-old daughter, Christina (Lulu Wilson). He's also, unsurprisingly, wracked with Catholic guilt. The cop is a lapsed Catholic who gave up on God when he was 12, although he does believe in the power of his internal 'radar' to locate the most interesting cases. Wisely, director and co-scripter Scott Derrickson made the on-screen Sarchie (stolidly intense Eric Bana) a skeptic.

Ralph Sarchie, who reportedly came to believe that some of the criminals he faced were literally possessed. The movie is derived from a book of the same name by former NYPD Sgt. But then this slow-witted occult thriller takes everything literally, from the Catholic rite of exorcism to Jim Morrison's shamanic posturing. Deliver Us From Evil takes that idea all too literally. Together they work to solve the case and combat the paranormal forces working against them.ĭeliver Us From Evil stars Eric Bana alongside Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale, and Sean Harris.Based on the accounts given by a former NYPD sergeant, Deliver Us From Evil follows Ralph Sarchie, a New York police officer played by Eric Bana, as he investigates unexplainable crimes.įor decades, cop dramas have depicted the South Bronx as the devil's playground. A sixteen-year NYPD veteran, Ralph Sarchie works out of the 46th Precinct in New Yorks south Bronx. Watch the documentary below and be sure to leave your thoughts.ĭeliver Us from Evil is the story of a New York cop who meets a renegade priest when he is pulled into a case which the priest convinces him, against the officer’s religious beliefs, is demonic related. So whether or not you believe in Sarchie’s story is entirely up to you, of course, but I think even the biggest skeptics are in for a treat when they see some actual footage of him performing an exorcism. The dark and horrifying events Ralph sees in his line of work are not just engulfing his soul but also pushing his limits one case after another. And considering the guy goes head to head with evil on a daily basis, he’s quite calm and collected. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Sean Harris, Olivia Munn and Joel McHale follow the story of cop Ralph Sarchie and a renegade priest. Sarchie is a hell of a character, I’ll say that much.

The documentary is quite fascinating, giving us a fantastic look at the real story behind the film. Scott Derrickson’s Deliver Us From Evil is opening in theaters everywhere next week on July 2nd, and to better understand the truth behind the film, a 14-minute documentary has been made that highlights the true story of NYPD Sergeant and noted demonologist Ralph Sarchie, whose actual accounts inspired the film.įor once we get to hear the truth from the very mouth of the man that experienced-and continues to experience-the terrifying events that inspired the film.

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