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Updated 1 year ago,January 16, 2024
What are critics saying about The Exorcist: Believer?
Where did it go wrong?
So, lets break down some of the harsh commentary surroundingThe Exorcist: Believer.
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ | Universal Pictures
Burstyn does not receive the respect she deserves…
According to Nick Schager ofThe Daily Beast,Burstyn serves as no more than a hype-building, continuity-ensuring equipment.
Strong composition cant save weak storytelling.
And, replicating the originals fright factors is not going to have the same impact decades later.
By contrast, Greens movie is tame, with very little in the way of scares.
This doesnt even have that.
The movie portrayed the fallibility of the Catholic Church, and brought into discourse questions surrounding uncontested faith.
What happens when unbridled anxiety and fear come up against religious devotion?
This movie is onlyfaithfulto its money-making IP, as Bibbiani asserts.
