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Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 52 comments (49 from Metacritic, 3 from TMDB reviews) — 24 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Hard going most of the way through. Very little of it ever resolves.
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“The opening in the desert is a great example, setting up the film’s themes with a quiet unease before shifting to the main story.”
RalphRahal · TMDB reviews ↗
“the narrative rhythm felt incredibly "stagnant" and mechanical, lacking the "chewy" intellectual intensity or the "raw" high-tension fear”
famfacat · Metacritic ↗
“the plot followed a slow, rhythmic crawl that lacked the "sensational" payoff”
famfacat · Metacritic ↗
“the most intense film that I have ever witnessed at the movies”
RatedRex · Metacritic ↗
“I felt dread every time the camera panned toward the room where the girl was staying”
RatedRex · Metacritic ↗
“The pacing is extremely slow, a lot of scenes drag”
ahmetcanerkara · Metacritic ↗
Read 25 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
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“Rarely do movies affect us so deeply. The first time I saw Cries and Whispers, I found myself shrinking down in my seat, somehow trying to escape from the implications of Bergman’s story. The Exorcist also has that effect--but we’re not escaping from Friedkin’s implications, we’re shrinking back from the direct emotional experience he’s attacking us with. This movie doesn’t rest on the screen; it’s a frontal assault.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100
“This jolting tale of a 12-year-old girl possessed by the devil, her desperate movie actress mother and the two priests called in to exorcise the demon, actually seems a deeper movie now -- more intense, less formulaic or shallow. Yet it's also retained all its original hypnotic narrative grip. [2000 re-release]”
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune · 100
“There's something elemental about The Exorcist, even with the new hopeful ending that betrays the bleak original. [2000 re-release]”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone · 100
“This truly terrifying film version of the best-selling Blatty novel is far superior to the book.”
Frank Lovece, TV Guide Magazine · 100
“Director William Friedkin, with his scrupulous attention to detail, his determination to convey a sense of realism, achieves such startling effects that one comes away almost completely convinced of the possibility of demonic possession. His movie rushes headlong towards a blood-curling climax (the actual rite of exorcism), a series of scenes so powerful it leaves the audience limp and exhausted.”
Kathleen Carroll, New York Daily News · 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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“the narrative rhythm felt incredibly "stagnant" and mechanical, lacking the "chewy" intellectual intensity or the "raw" high-tension fear”
famfacatabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“the plot followed a slow, rhythmic crawl that lacked the "sensational" payoff”
famfacatabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“the most intense film that I have ever witnessed at the movies”
RatedRexabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“I felt dread every time the camera panned toward the room where the girl was staying”
RatedRexabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“The opening in the desert is a great example, setting up the film’s themes with a quiet unease before shifting to the main story.”
RalphRahalabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“**Shocking rather than frightening.** Friedkin's The Exorcist is a film that shocks rather than scares. A well made film that achieved notoriety via pea soup. A slow and intelligent film with strong performances - yet also a mostly disappointing one for those who dare to go beyond the hype and actually _experience_ it for the first time. For a film that _does_ succeed in frightening the audience and with none of the hype - I recommend The Changeling starring George C Scott. Now **THAT** i”
Potential Kermoderead it ↗
“The 4K restoration of The Exorcist is absolutely stunning. Every frame has been enhanced to reveal richer textures, making the eerie details of Regan's demonic possession even more unsettling. The colours in key scenes are now more vivid, adding depth to the already tense atmosphere. Iconic moments, such as Father Merrin's arrival under the streetlight and Regan's head spin, have been revitalized, making them feel even more intense. The film's haunting interiors, from Regan's dimly lit bedroom t”
griggs79read it ↗
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