Review of Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 24 Sep 1978
Boorman deserves credit for trying out some new ideas, even if most of them backfire. Visually, it's fascinating—sort of a blend of Minnellian baroque and Buñuelian absurdity—but the dialogue is childish, the story is incomprehensible, and the metaphysics are ridiculous.
Still, an audacious failure is preferable to a chickenhearted success. More than worth a look, if only out of curiosity.
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This review of Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 24 Sep 1978.
Exorcist II: The Heretic has generally received negative reviews.
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