Which is the obvious conclusion to trying to make a waaay past its due date sequel to one of the greatest horror movies of all time; and still the best one based on exorcism and possession. My favorite part was literally the last 15 seconds into the credits and (finally) original sounding Tubular Bells. The writing was thin. The acting was flat. The storyline left nothing to unfold and, like other reviews said, rushed from two girls acting weird after getting lost in the woods to two girls being exorcised by a hodge podge of underdeveloped family members and random undeveloped religious healers in a ceremony that was based on various not fully fleshed out religious beliefs, which are still unclear to me. Why were any of those people really there? Wow. Getting Ellen Burstin to say those shoddy lines, probably playing that character for the last time in our lives, they didn't even put her in the actual exorcism scene. I'm glad she got the funds for her non profit which was why she said she did it in the first place. Cuz there's no way she read that script and was like "I'm in!" Anyway go see it for fun but after the first 45 minutes you'll wish you had a fast forward button to skip to the last five minutes. You will leave wondering why everyone at the scene of this exorcism wasn't immediately arrested for child neglect considering there were next to no scenes in this film that helped us understand how we got from scared in the woods acting weird to strapped to chairs in a dining room. It was just like... they are acting weird, they must be possessed! Go get Regan's mom and let's cast out these demons. Mike Flanagan would be a considering choice for this demon possession remake but not David Green not him.
Review of The Exorcist: Believer
