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Exorcist: The Beginning
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2004
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Exorcist: The Beginning
Positive Reviews
8
Negative reviews
29
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2.0
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1.5
Instead of exploiting human weakness, the devil sneaks around snatching souls at random.
Av Club
0.5
Harlins version is, instead, a lot of noisy tomfoolery that never coalesces into a solid horror yarn, lacking even the beloved pea soup n rotating nog ..
Austin Chronicle
0.5
Harlins version is, instead, a lot of noisy tomfoolery that never coalesces into a solid horror yarn, lacking even the beloved pea soup n rotating nog ..
Austin Chronicle
2.5
The rest of the cast is slightly forgettable.Scorupco and Skarsgard do have good chemistry, which makes the films climax a treat to watch.
Cinema Blend
2.0
The film certainly looks nice, but it doesnt have anything interesting to say and ultimately turns into an over the top, profanity ridden tete a tete ..
JoBlo
1.5
I wasnt expecting it to be great, but when its this bad, you have to wonder why Morgan Creek even bothered making it in the first place.The actors all ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Harlin managed to strip the film clean of its intellect and leave in only the usual cheap special effect scares which never delivered the thrills and ..
Sover
1.0
Renny Harlins pokey, blood spattered, cheap scare larded prequel tells the story of disillusioned Father Lankester Merrin the veteran expeller of demo ..
Tv Guide
3.1
Its a huge mess with passages of great beauty, juxtaposed with a few truly scary moments and a bunch of hokum and stupidity.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.8
Sure enough, they got the gore they wanted, and sure enough, most of it is gratuitous and off putting.Its the kind of violence that makes you angry be ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
But its all in vain: The story makes little sense, theres no suspense, and even the scares misfire.
News Review
2.0
Fans of the original, then, are set to be disappointed but its surprisingly watchable if you treat it as a good Bad Movie.
View London
1.5
For all its flaws and it does have its fair share Friedkins film works because it takes the time to invest you in the characters before rolling out th ..
Film Journal
3.5
So if Boormans commercial disaster didnt kill the franchise, this outing isnt likely to.
Mountain X
3.0
Stellan Skarsgards haunting portrayal of a man struggling with his faith overshadows the special effects and horror aspects of this Exorcist prequel.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.3
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.2
The original Exorcist verged on being demonic child porn. This Beginning simply feels as if it has no end.
Ew
2.0
Contrived, cliche, murky, muddled, and an utterly gory mess of horrible storytelling, this is an awful, terrible movie that not even Skaarsgard could ..
Cinema Crazed
2.0
It isnt quite hell, but clambering to the end of this dusty remnant of an idea is certainly purgatory.
Empire
1.0
A contrived plot, lame CGI effects and needless, over the top gore make EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING an unbearable movie to watch.
Common Sense Media
2.5
By the time the three or four false endings are finished and the credits roll, moviegoers will be left wondering whether Schraders version will be rel ..
Sf Gate
2.0
Largely tedium; a botch job of mistimed scare scenes, bland characters and computer generated hyenas alieviated only by Skarsgard, who delivers a perf ..
Bbc
1.9
While it never approaches the stratospheric badness of John Boormans Exorcist II: The Hereticperhaps the worst follow up to a stellar film in cinema h ..
Slant Magazine
2.0
Wake you when Mistress is done, right.Brother, have I got a movie for you.
Washington Post
2.5
SkarsgArd is sympathetic without pushing it, flawed without being unlikable, and emotionally riveting as the conflicted Father Merrin.
The Movie Boy
2.8
an example of the studio getting exactly what they ask for and the final product suffering because of it
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Harlin, though no great film stylist, does have a zip that can carry an audience along.When youre doing 100 miles an hour down the interstate, who car ..
Pajiba
3.1
Its a huge mess with passages of great beauty, juxtaposed with a few truly scary moments and a bunch of hokum and stupidity.
Spliced Wire
1.3
It has to be experienced in a movie theater, preferably fitted with a lot of big speakers.
Reel Film
1.0
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
The Star
1.3
Harlin clearly has no talent for the horror genre.The pacing is slack, and the increased level of blood and guts seems like a desperate move.
Deseret News
1.9
Too often, Harlin goes for gory and bloody for gory and bloody sake, instead of heightening the chills and thrills.
Waffle Movies
2.5
Merging a story of regaining faith with every supernatural element of the original Exorcist succeeds only in surpassing the first unnecessary sequel.
Movie Crypt
2.5
It moves along well enough, its story is reasonably coherent, and while Harlin is hardly the subtlest of directors, it manages a few precious moments ..
Flip Side Archive
2.0
It is one of those movies that, although it was steeped in the style and flavor of the 1970s, it is still as scary and powerful today perhaps even mor ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.9
The cinematography is very good.It opened in top spot showing people were interested in the series.
Entertainment Spectrum
1.9
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.5
And this is a great idea with a strong technical backbone.The filmmakers go to great lenghts to make the audience feel the dread and the horror of thi ..
Films Nobs
3.8
Minus all the missed narrative opportunities and the transparent characterizations, Harlins Exorcist: The Beginning has that certain surface charm tha ..
Cinema Phile
1.5
No wonder the backers of this latest Exorcist entry decided to have a go at a prequel rather than risk another sequel.
Ear Of Newt
1.0
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Film Force Ign
0.0
One would think studios would shy away from this dead horse; I guess the power of crap compels them.
Kc Active
5.0
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2 The Advocate
2.5
Harlins film doesnt even work on the level of entertaining schlock like Peter Hyams devil thriller End of Days.
Fantastic A Daily
4.5
This latest version of the franchise, doesnt quite measure up the infamously awful Exorcist II: The Heretic.
The Tyee
2.5
Consequently, just as the movie is teetering on the brink of promise it plummets into a pit of cheese fondue, thanks to ridiculous dialogue, appalling ..
Horror
1.3
Finally, and perhaps most significantly, is anyone clamoring for another Exorcist retread after two misbegotten sequels to the 1973 horror classic.Exo ..
Wash Times
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