The Exorcism
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: June 21, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
15
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyJun 20, 2024
The pacing can be too stately, but an impressive ensemble working through a surfeit of good ideas compensates for the lack of jump scares. Read full review
75
IndieWireAlison ForemanJun 20, 2024
On the one hand, it’s a mediocre genre movie with a title as mundane as it is misleading. . . On the other hand, even as a muddy character study making only the weakest attempts to scare, “The Exorcis-m” is still a bigger treat for fans of “The Exorcis-t” than its recent flop sequel, “The Exorcist: Believer.” Read full review
74
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJun 20, 2024
This disturbing riff on 'The Country Girl' (the country ghoul?) never seems anything less than earnest and sometimes — all puns intended — a little confessional. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comCharles Kirkland Jr.Jun 21, 2024
While some creepy and unsettling events are in the film, none truly rise to a level most would recognize as horror. There are a few minor jump scares, but this film lives in its own realm. Read full review
60
EmpireKim NewmanJun 20, 2024
There’s a wobble about how committed this is to being a scary movie rather than an inside Hollywood drama, but — like Exorcist III — it springs one great lunge-out-of-an-unexpected-corner-of-the-frame jump scare. Read full review
60
NMEJordan BassettJun 20, 2024
The Exorcism is absorbing, smart and packed with ruthlessly effective jump-scares. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiJun 21, 2024
Crowe’s performance is The Exorcism’s saving grace. His dedication to crafting a character whose struggles he wears on his sleeve elevates the lackluster horror elements that are consistently on display, but that don’t do much for the overall story. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 21, 2024
Silly and slipshod, it’s not the role that will catapult the acclaimed actor back into the types of projects he deserves. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 20, 2024
Taken together though, the script’s rather shaky foundations and Crowe’s bombastic performance effectively derail the narrative in the second half. Read full review
50
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJun 20, 2024
Unfortunately, there’s just too much missing from the film to make it feel like a complete, coherent vision. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 20, 2024
The darker the movie gets, the less there is at stake, and the more that Crowe seems to be going through the motions of trying to save not his soul but his career. Read full review
50
ColliderEmma KielyJun 20, 2024
A fun concept does not automatically mean a quality film, as the overly intense direction, hollow scares, and imbalance of tone make it a thrown-together mess. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonJun 20, 2024
There’s a bizarrely choppy feel to the movie, as if an hour or so had been pulled out in an attempt to slim down an overstuffed story. This throws off the rhythm, stripping the film of its tension and frequently leaving us wondering what’s going on, and not in the good, creepy way. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMatt SchimkowitzJun 20, 2024
By the climax, The Exorcism is buried in plot points that obscure whatever the power of Christ is compelling us to do. Read full review
42
Original-CinChris KnightJun 20, 2024
It’s one of those movies where, short of any actual existential terrors to throw at the audience, the sound engineers merely crank up the volume from time to time so that a door closing sounds like a cannon going off. Our Lady of Jump Scares preserve us! Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeJun 24, 2024
Despite Crowe’s commitment to going balls-out nutso in the role, the film unravels, a casualty of slap-dash plotting, lazy directing and a reliance on tired Catholic horror tropes. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJun 21, 2024
[Miller] is a far better director than he is a writer though, and the film is crisply, thoughtfully made, at the least looking like it belongs on the big screen. Read full review
40
Total FilmAnna SmithJun 20, 2024
The rocky relationship between Lee and her father feels convincing enough, and it's great to see a queer storyline take shape as Lee develops feelings for her father's co-star (Chloe Bailey, one of several strong supporting actors). But the horror story leans too heavily into what has now become cliché, with Crowe's outbursts seeming increasingly ridiculous rather than terrifying. Read full review
40
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaJun 20, 2024
The film is so humourless that it becomes tiresome. That might be forgivable if the movie managed to be scary, but not even one or two jump scares are enough to get your heart rate up. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 18, 2024
The tone of “The Exorcism” is deadly serious, but one wonders if the premise might have worked better as a scary comedy rather than as a scary drama. Read full review
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