The Vatican Tapes
Lionsgate | Release Date: July 24, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJul 23, 2015
Like technological innovation itself, the film seems overwhelmed by the reach of all its techo-cultural parts. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoJun 28, 2017
The Vatican Tapes relies heavily on its third act, but if you can stomach its more generic beginnings, you'll be treated to an exorcism story with higher stakes than normal. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangJul 23, 2015
Silly, screechy and eminently watchable. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 23, 2015
The director Mark Neveldine deploys queasy lighting and a trembling score, but his best choice is to let Ms. Dudley stare at us. She conveys unnerving shifts in self-awareness and sinister intent with her eyes. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyJul 28, 2015
The Vatican Tapes is basically “Exorcism’s Greatest Hits” played by a schlocky cover band. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJul 24, 2015
Just another unimaginative rip-off. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJul 26, 2015
Writers Christopher Borrelli and Michael C. Martin commit quite a handful of sins of contrivance that are difficult to absolve. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 23, 2015
Another day, another exorcism…ho-hum. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJul 22, 2015
In nearly every way—from how the movie’s being released to the way it approaches the whole satanic possession subgenre — The Vatican Tapes is dispiritingly ordinary. It’s the rote B-movie that Neveldine up to now has tried so hard not to make. Read full review
30
Village VoiceRob StaegerJul 26, 2015
At no point does this film strive to be more than a second-rate version of what it is: a halfhearted attempt to make some scratch while pretending the devil exists. Some trick. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisJul 22, 2015
Movies like The Vatican Tapes are by nature sloppy and derivative, seeking to evoke a thrill that’s long gone. Read full review
10
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJul 25, 2015
A tired, unscary, incoherent mess. Read full review
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