Review of The Exorcist (1973) by Jay Cocks for Time — 08 Feb 1989
The movie is vile and brutalizing. Indeed, in many ways it is worse than the book. If The Exorcist had been invested with any real intelligence or passion, if it had wanted to do something other than promote a few shivers, the explicitness would never have mattered.
As used here, the explicitness amounts to not much more than a shill, a come-on.
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This review of The Exorcist (1973) was written by Jay Cocks and published by Time on 08 Feb 1989.
The Exorcist has generally received very positive reviews.
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