After having a successful run at theatres, 바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™ has finally been released on OTT. The film has been the talk of town ever since it was released thanks to its different approach towards exorcism and exorcist films. It바카라™s the 6th installment in the 바카라˜Exorcist바카라™ franchise. While none of the films I the franchise are related directly, but they바카라™re all connected to the main idea of exorcism. This part is more like a direct sequel to the 1973 film, the first film in the franchise. The last installment in the franchise came out in 2005, and that made the wait for this part even more special as it was coming after almost 18 years. Here바카라™s all you need to know about 바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™.
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™: Story
When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them. When single father Victor Fielding바카라™s daughter, Angela, and her friend Katherine, show signs of demonic possession, it unleashes a chain of events that forces him to confront the nature of evil. The single father seeks out Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), who바카라™s been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago. Chris MacNeil is the only person alive who바카라™s witnessed anything like it before. The rest of the story revolves around the two girls, the demonic possessions and the future course of action.
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™: Performances
Leslie Odom Jr. was good as the single father. While he gave a solid portrayal, what was good about his performance is that he didn바카라™t show signs of fear at any point. That feeling of strength is something that makes the character come out strong, which was much-needed for the character.
Lidya Jewett and Olivia O바카라™Neill, the two little girls portraying the girls possessed by the demonic entities were the best part about the film. Both of their facial expressions not just at the climax but from the point they start showing signs of getting possessed are so immaculate that at times it makes you feel chills running down your spine. It바카라™s their performance that holds the entire film together.
Ellen Burstyn was utterly wasted in a role that was too small for her stature. While the story hardly had any requirements to connect to the first film of the franchise, the makers used Ellen Burstyn just to give you that relatable connect to the 1973 film.
None of the other supporting characters have any stand out performance.
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
The writing by Peter Sattler and David Gordon Green on the story by Scott Teems, Danny McBride and David Gordon Green was weak. Being a horror film it wasn바카라™t able to bring on the scare fest feel that an exorcist film is associated with. Had the performances of the young girls been not up to the mark, the story would have been a total bore. The only thing that바카라™s decent about the writing is that it took a different approach to exorcism and didn바카라™t take the usual routes which have been used for ages in the franchise.
As the director David Gordon Green tries to salvage a weak story but isn바카라™t able to work his magic around that well. He does bring in some jump scares and some scenes where you바카라™re trying to shut your eyes in horror, but besides those few scenes there바카라™s hardly any other scene where you will be actually palpitating. He definitely got the climax correctly where he is able to keep you hooked till the last shot wanting to know what바카라™s going to happen next.
The cinematography by Michael Simmonds is good. He has managed to not only showcase the locales in a way that you will feel have an eerie feeling, but he has also gotten the lighting very perfectly. As it바카라™s a horror flick and most of the scenes are happening in the dark, there is hardly any scene where you바카라™re unable to comprehend as to what바카라™s happening when. The usage of lights was very nicely done.
Tim Alverson바카라™s editing was good. He managed to keep the film crisp and not exceed more than 2 hours. With a weak storyline, had the film been even longer, it would have made you lose total interest in what바카라™s going to happen in the climax.
David Wingo and Amman Abbasi바카라™s music isn바카라™t something to be wowed about. It바카라™s just about okay. Even if you바카라™re watching with noise cancelling earphones, the background score doesn바카라™t give you that scary haunted feeling. The film missed out a lot here as with some great background score, scenes which weren바카라™t even that scary could have been made to feel very fearful.
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™: Cast & Crew
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Olivia O바카라™Neill, Jennifer Nettles, Norbert Leo Butz, Raphael Sbarge, Okwui Okpokwasili, Danny McCarthy, EJ Bonilla, Linda Blair, Ann Dowd, Ellen Burstyn, Tracey Graves, Celeste Oliva, Lize Johnston
Available On: BookMyShow Stream, JioCinema, Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Apple TV+
Duration: 1 Hour 51 Minutes
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라™s Verdict
바카라˜The Exorcist: Believer바카라™ isn바카라™t as good as the 1973 film, which is technically a direct prequel of this film. The performances of the two young girls definitely save the film. Besides that, it바카라™s not that scary at all. Overall, it바카라™s just about an Average film. I am going with 2.5 stars.
