The Exorcist: Believer - Movie Reviews (2024)

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...

Full Review | Apr 22, 2024

For its entire first half Believer is a moderate success that does not need a link to The Exorcist at all.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 27, 2024

A sizable measure of cinematic sacrilege is on display in this needless sequel.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 1, 2024

Despite the efforts of the director - responsible for the failed new 'Halloween' trilogy - the film meets the minimum requirements to be of interest. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Dec 24, 2023

Sacrilegious to the original and apparently the first of a proposed trilogy, it will be hard to keep faith beyond this lacklustre entry.

Full Review | Nov 28, 2023

The Exorcist: Believer asks us not to put our faith in any specific dogma but rather in people, in love, and in the fact that your neighbor is experiencing pain, and no matter what you believe, THAT is real.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Nov 15, 2023

The outcome is a qualified success – a horror feature that tries to say something profound about good and evil, love and faith, but ultimately creeps around the edges of these big topics.

Full Review | Nov 13, 2023

Believer is a poorly edited-together combination of ideas that had potential. The film starts out as a haunting mystery, but it slowly morphs into an empty and unnecessary sequel.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Nov 10, 2023

This occasionally jump-scary homage fails to break any new ground.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2023

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.

Full Review | Nov 8, 2023

Congrats to the filmmaking team, I guess: they might have made some utter, contemptible trash, but at least it's not lazy trash.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Nov 7, 2023

They need to stop making Exorcist movies. We don't need any more!

Full Review | Nov 1, 2023

This was completely unnecessary. The rules were never clear and the various character actions, particularly the lead's, made no sense.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 31, 2023

This is not a good movie and it's even more offensive because the cast is stacked. Not sure how this misfire happened but really hoping we don't get a sequel to this...

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 31, 2023

As he did with 'Halloween' (2018), director David Gordon Green pays homage to a 1970s classic with just enough new touches to bring it up to date. 'The Exorcist: Believer' may be unnecessary, but it's mostly entertaining.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 29, 2023

The film has good performances, some interesting themes - especially for people of faith - and even a relatively credible drama. Where it fails, unfortunately, is in terms of originality, and more importantly, HORROR. Full review in Spanish.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 28, 2023

The Exorcist is now 50 years old, and luring Burstyn back isn’t enough to render this retread fresh.

Full Review | Oct 27, 2023

An okay movie that I think will become more appreciated over the years as it isn’t the worst that this series has delivered fans.

Full Review | Oct 27, 2023

Despite haunting makeup, practical/visual effects, and editing, the screenwriters fail to take creative risks that would elevate the story.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Oct 26, 2023

The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world to keep making bad Exorcist sequels.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 23, 2023