L'esorcista - Il credente

I think we were all fooled by Halloween 2018 and thought David Gordon Green was going to be somewhat of a saviour for horror... we were wrong. Instead of making these below average horror sequels/requels, whatever they're called these days, go make a sequel to Pineapple Express!!

This movie was so boring for 3/4 of it and then the other 1/4 of it was just disappointing. Cheap jump scares were below average. And the atmosphere and tension that made the original so amazing was nowhere to be seen!

Saw X and The Nun II are also in cinemas at the moment, go and see them instead because at least they're somewhat enjoyable!

95 minutes of plot building for a 10 minutes exorcist that was literally the lamest and most boring I've ever seen. And there wasn't even any plot. Nothing was explained about the demon, it's intentions or where it came from. There were no meaningful conversations with the possessed, no head spinning, no vomiting... The trailer was false advertising. No jump scares, no tension building, 1 death... just utter droll. The popes exorcist was better than this and it was lame too compared to Emily Rose and the original. I'm not sure what they were writing here but it wasn't a horror movie. Had me reaching for my phone a dozen times I was so bored.

PROS: Strong performances from most of the cast. A solid set up in the first block of the film that makes us empathize with the characters.

CONS: After the set up and possessions, the film flatlines. There seem to be too many ideas floating around that never get handled properly. The creepy factor was null and void. A couple of jump scares are thrown in. Perhaps the film's biggest mistake is having the legacy character, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), wasted here as the studio's cliche cash grab for nostalgic fans. An overall weak script, cringe dialogue, and plenty of corny group exorcism moments to go around. The film really treats its audience like they're stupid. Skip this and watch the original instead.

Exorcist The Believer Rating 2.7/5 Horror, Thriller

They completely missed the essence of the original 1973 film, The Exorcist.

Most of the people in the theater were elderly. Maybe they were excited because it had a sequel, but it mostly ended up being disappointing. It was cheesy watching the two kids being exorcised. There was no thrill. It felt like being on a roller coaster that only goes straight without any ups or downs.

Though the cinematography was decent, it helped in preventing the movie from being boring. The acting was okay but nothing special. There were some jump scares due to loud sound effects. But overall, it lacked the thrill and terror you expect from a horror movie. That's why people watch horror films, to be scared. At least it wasn't as ridiculous as The Nun, where the monster gained powers in the end. 😅

Ouch....

This was a terrible film, when will they realise that trashy followups such as this are just pointless and unnecessary. The original is a classic, a movie that lived on in the minds of people for decades, this one, you'll forget about within just a few days.

It was only about an hour and a half long, but it felt painfully long, nothing happens until the final ten minutes or so, but even that bit of excitement was underwhelming.

I was genuinely excited by the trailer, and seeing Ellen Burstyn added extra excitement, but the trailer flattered the film, credit to whomever put that together, sadly the film was drab, slow and totally uninteresting.

I know I'd mentally zoned out about two thirds through, but there seemed to be no explanation, who the demon was, what its purpose was, the story was just so disjointed, dare I say badly realised.

It should have been a Halloween chiller, it remained tepid from start to finish.

4/10.