Review of The Exorcist (1973) by Sam C — 26 Oct 2013

Although I found The Exorcist to be a little dull and boring at times I still thought that it was a very good horror film with plenty to enjoy. Director William Friedkin does a great job at creating this creepy vibe throughout the whole film and at capturing some of the most disturbing sequences ever put on camera, making this a memorable directorial effort.

For movies like this you would expect some dated effects but the effects in this movie are absolutely horrifying and still hold up today. The performances from the cast are all very good and there is not one performance that I thought was bad.

Steve Boeddeker's classic musical score for this movie is just brilliant and fit the film perfectly. My only complaint about this movie is that I thought the story was very slow at some points, mainly the first 45 minutes and some scenes throughout the second half, and it was just hard to get into.

Other than that the screenplay was very good with some well written scenes and some interesting characters. Even though I don't think The Exorcist is a classic or a masterpiece I still think that it is a well made horror film that should be viewed by all.