Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
The Deliverance follows a well-worn demonic possession formula — struggling family, new home, sinister occurrences, eventual exorcism — that offers little the genre hasn't seen before. Andra Day's lead performance is genuinely committed and elevates material that might otherwise feel entirely routine, and the supporting cast (including Glenn Close) brings credibility. Visually it's competent Netflix fare with some effective atmospheric shots but nothing distinctive. The 'based on true events' framing and social commentary angle (CPS, addiction) hint at something more layered, but the script doesn't fully develop those threads, and the climax devolves into generic CGI spectacle. The ending feels rushed and unsatisfying, failing to pay off the emotional or thematic groundwork laid earlier.