The Exorcist: Believer

"Schlocky."

"Trashy."

"Hellishly bad."

"The least interesting Exorcist film to date."

"Opens promisingly but ends in an unholy mess."

"Unlike Green’s Halloween trilogy, which served up diminishing returns with each new installment, Believer condenses that downward trajectory into the first chapter."

"Double the possession, half the fun."

"A chore."

"A serviceable horror movie on its own merits, but a disappointing revival for a cornerstone of horror cinema."

"Until someone is able to come up with a new way to depict possession or the battling of possession, this franchise is going nowhere."

"The devil may take many forms, but perhaps we can all agree that he should never be a rerun."

"Lacks conviction and scares."

"Rather muddy and surprisingly toothless."

"David Gordon Green seemingly assumed he could simply copy and paste his 2018 Halloween sequel onto a new horror franchise and achieve exactly the same results."

"A disjointed mess."

"After a promising start, the sixth film in a franchise that should’ve proudly called it quits 50 years ago becomes absolutely enraging."

"Descends to the depths of a cheesy, straight-to-streaming rip-off."

"Theologically muddled, narratively simplistic."

"Too slick to be scary."

"Believer will turn the most faithful horror fan into an atheist."

"A pretty good movie... stuffed with characters and not-quite-developed ideas."

"Slapping the name 'The Exorcist' on a screenplay that reads like a brainstorming session is just not enough."

"There was the potential for something much better."

"While it tries admirably, Believer is nowhere near as profoundly scary as William Friedkin’s genre-defining chiller."

"A fitfully satisfying reboot."

"Not every hit can be a home run, but Green still gets on base with Believer."

"A worthy addition to The Exorcist saga."

"Even Satan seems asleep on the job in this desperate sequel."