Review of The Exorcist (1973) by Sebastianbeaumi — 18 Dec 2019
Widely considered one of the, if not the scariest film of all time The Exorcist is a tour de force of filmmaking. . The Exorcist's strength is that it places character development on the same level as the horror elements, but it is not a ground-breaking motion picture.
Friedkin has crafted an atmospheric motion picture that is creepy from its early scenes in Georgetown (one of which shows Chris casually walking home on a Halloween afternoon). The film includes one of the most evocative and memorable images in a modern horror film, with Father Merrin emerging from a taxi and standing, in silhouette, under a street lamp as he faces the house where his latest struggle with the Devil will transpire.
Moments like these, peppered throughout the production, give The Exorcist an artistic edge. The Exorcist remains an effective excursion into demonic possession more than a quarter of a century after it was first unveiled to the public.
(Artistically scary).
This review of The Exorcist (1973) was written by Sebastianbeaumi on 18 December 2019.
The Exorcist has generally received very positive reviews.
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