The Exorcist Critic Reviews

Friedkin has said the new, expanded version of his film has a more spiritual tone. But it's still a shocker.Read the full review

Here, in paranoid, bad acid trip form, is the real birth of girl power.Read the full review

This edition of the seminal example of genre sensationalism refined by the cream of Hollywood craftsmanship is more complicated than a standard director's cut.Read the full review

An upsetting landmark. Don't take the children.Read the full review

Was and is a brilliant horror film, one with an archetypal ability to reach and disturb us. If I were showing The Exorcist to a friend, I would show the 1973 version without the slightest hesitation.Read the full review

Retains the power to turn heads -- and stomachs.Read the full review

There's something elemental about The Exorcist, even with the new hopeful ending that betrays the bleak original.Read the full review

A museum piece, something to be enjoyed for its historical value.Read the full review