Jason Miller!

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2010)

There is one thing consistently missing from reviews of this film, and that is of the performance by Jason Miller. I have watched this film probably more than thirty times, and, notwithstanding Mark Kermode's claims that it is simply the best film ever made (a claim I have difficulty refuting), even his accolades don't contain appropriate kudos to Mr Miller's acting. Don't get me wrong, Ellen Burstyn really should have won the Oscar for actress for this, she is mesmerising, and von sydow and all the supporting actors are amazing, but Miller's performance is a complete revelation, his character experiences the most dramatic emotional and spiritual arc, there is a moment during the exorcism in which he is looking at Regan and Merrin, it is one of the most believable moments of transition I think I have ever seen, his faith is being restored because he is witnessing the true exorcism of a true demon...........next time you watch this film, watch him, he really is amazing.....