THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

Universal's attempt to reboot another franchise after mixed results from their HALLOWEEN trilogy finds two girls, who go missing for 3 days, and return to their parents possessed. Unable to find any answers to assist to better their children, the parents agree to have an exorcism conducted on the pair. The story is dull, weak, and non-engaging. It appears the studio was more concerned with DEI points rather than a quality film and it shows in the results, taking an established franchise and attempting to shove the politics of today into viewers faces. The people spoke with their wallets (or lack their of) and this film has bombed at the box office. I've heard plans for future installments have already been altered since Universal coughed up $400 million for the rights so we'll see where they go from here but definitely not off to a great start. Hopefully, other studios will learn the lesson Universal is painfully enduring now, but, I doubt it. 4/10