The Exorcist III
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: August 17, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The Exorcist III doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films. [20 Aug 1990, p.F6]
60
The New York TimesVincent Canby
This may sound like heresy, but The Exorcist III is a better and funnier (intentionally) movie than either of its predecessors. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Since The Exorcist was one of the most frightening films ever and Exorcist II one of the goofiest, chances favored The Exorcist III to fall somewhere in between, though not nearly far enough up the scale to rival the original. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
It is unsparing when it comes to gruesome descriptions and ominous characters, but it's got more giggles than goose bumps. The Exorcist III isn't about to scare anybody. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
You strain to hear mumbled dialogue at times, and there's no sense trying to making sense of it -- but Exorcist III is not half-bad terrible psychological thriller junk entertainment. [18 Aug 1990, p.C3]
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJanis D. Froelich
Exorcist III asks for the dark recesses of your imagination. It's not an intense stomach-churner, but is more menacing to the mind of the beholder. [18 Aug 1990, p.1D]
50
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Eventually, Blatty's cat-and-mouse game with the viewer gets a little tiresome, and his own story, by definition, leads to a corner: an all-out, free-for-all exorcism finish that seems a bit dated now. Read full review
40
EmpireKim Newman
The major fault in Exorcist III is the house-of-cards plot that is constantly collapsing. Read full review
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