Prey for the Devil
Lionsgate | Release Date: October 28, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
3
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Original-CinThom ErnstOct 31, 2022
There is plenty wrong with Prey for the Devil, but despite cringy moments of profound seriousness around a rather silly conceit, I was on board. It’s been decades since an exorcism film left me feeling unsettled. Prey for the Devil’s tactics might be cheap, but they worked on me. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 29, 2022
Rather good actors do indeed keep a straight face, as does the film overall. And Stamm’s jump scares aren’t bad, as they go. He hasn’t made a very suspenseful movie, but he’s avoided both dullness and unintentional laughs. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 28, 2022
The effects are decent, the acting desultory in “Prey for the Devil,” a School for Exorcists thriller that promises more than it delivers. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonOct 29, 2022
The most frustrating thing about Prey For The Devil is that there seems to be a good movie somewhere in this patchwork of themes and pastiches. Read full review
25
ColliderMarco Vito OddoOct 26, 2022
More often than not, we can ignore the message if we’d like and just enjoy a scary movie. Prey for the Devil, however, seems to have been developed as deliberate propaganda. Read full review
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