The Exorcist: Believer

Pretty dull. That's what you get when you try to make an elevated horror flick that isn't all that elevated. The build-up is slow, the drama is tepid and the payoff is insufficient. In the end, Believer is nothing more than an extremely basic exorcism film that can't justify its two-hour runtime.

Two girls plan a seance, as one of the girls wants to connect with her mother who died giving birth to her. They are found three days later, with little recollections of what had happened to them. At first, the town is happy they've returned safe and sound, but it quickly dawns that something is wrong with both girls.

There are some references to the original film, but they feel forced and pandering. The introduction is way too long (shortening it could've cut 30 minutes without losing anything substantial), the performances aren't that great and most of the horror is bland and derivative. Things do pick up during the finale, but by then it was too late to salvage this film.