As unoriginal and by the book as they get. The possession/exorcism genre is one of my least favorite, they get very predictable and repetitive. ***Believer*** is no exception, it brings nothing new to the exorcism genre or to the franchise, except there's two people possessed this time. Otherwise, it's *The Exorcist* all over again but with everything toned down.

If there's one thing I believe in it's Ann Dowd, and she delivered like she always does. Can't say I liked the dialogue she was given though and too much melodrama from everyone. The child actors were great, they really sold it. I liked the father daughter dynamics. Chris (Ellen Burstyn) was completely useless, she brings nothing to the story. She was put there just to attract fans. Too many unnecessary characters added every ten minutes.

It almost got scary a few times but it always falls into silly territory for me. Lots of loud noise jumpscares and a few gross scenes but they play it pretty safe. The story and character buildup was more enjoyable than what followed in the second half for me. Third act was on the verge of being good a few times but again, too silly and rushed at times. Why was there so many characters in one room, it's ridiculous.

I don't see why or how we're getting two sequels out of this.