The Exorcist: Believer

critic Reviews

, 22% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • The Exorcist: Believer earns points for trying to take the franchise back to its terrifying roots, but a lack of new ideas -- and scares -- make this an inauspicious start to a planned new trilogy.
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    David FearRolling Stone
    There are moments in this borderline incoherent mess of a movie in which fans may be convinced that its sole purpose is to try making the original follow-up, 1977’s legendarily godawful Exorcist II: The Heretic, look positively genius by comparison.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    They need to stop making Exorcist movies. We don't need any more!
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    Perri NemiroffCollider Video
    A rock solid first half -- character-driven, strong build of dread, and successful at conveying the sheer terror of watching a loved one, especially a child, slip away & feeling helpless in the fight to get them back. But then it becomes a forced sequel.
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    Philip De SemlyenTime Out
    It never gets close to recreating the miasmic chill of William Friedkin’s 1973 classic, or generating any fresh frights of its own.
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    Kevin MaherTimes (UK)
    ... To tackle a prestige project that’s steeped in Christian iconography and biblical allusions by simply defanging it with kindness is beyond pointless.
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    It requires a rare ineptitude to take what is famously one of the most terrifying movies ever made, recycle pretty much everything (including Tubular Bells on the score) but neglect to include the scares.
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    James Preston PooleDiscussing Film
    In an age where legacy sequels are pumped out like clockwork, having one come out with a personality of any kind is a miracle. That miracle is twofold, as The Exorcist: Believer represents another inspired franchise revival for David Gordon Green.


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    Gemma CreaghFilm Ireland Magazine
    The film poses a number of questions in terms of faith, choice, and the impact of trauma, but doesn't delve into any of them. It hops from concept to concept, from character to character, and refers to the source material in a way that feels hokey...
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    Grant WatsonFiction Machine
    For its entire first half Believer is a moderate success that does not need a link to The Exorcist at all.
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    Matt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
    A sizable measure of cinematic sacrilege is on display in this needless sequel.
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