From the utter waste of Ellen Burstyn to a painfully underwhelming story, The Exorcist: Believer simply just isn't good, period.
The Big Picture Few series in cinema history began quite as well as The Exorcist series did. The original movie — and perhaps the crowning achievement in William Friedkin's impressive filmography — stands tall as one of the most iconic films within the entire horror genre.
The less said about the prequels from 2004 and 2005 — titled Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist respectively — the better. Dominion was made first, but the studio executives didn't like it, so they had the film reshot and released as Exorcist: The Beginning. Then, when that wasn't well-received, they sheepishly released Dominion the next year. So in 50 years, there's one good sequel, one messy and divisive one, and two uninspired prequels.
In contrast, The Exorcist: Believer feels like it's playing it safe. The Exorcist was stomach-churning for many reasons, one of them being how gradually Regan's physical and psychological condition deteriorated, and some of the things that she did while this happened.
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