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Exorcist: The Beginning

Fri., Aug. 20, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

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If this violent, tedious and gore-splattered prequel to the horror classic is any indication, the devil has officially become boring. Stellan Skarsgård assumes the role of a young Father Merrin (the character that Max von Sydow played in the original) who must step in and save an African tribe from some unearthed cranky spirits (in some of the most absurdly racist moments of recent film history). It's too bad the evil entity seems more concerned with creeping people out with swarms of flies and computer-generated hyenas than anything else. Some fun, silly, ripped-off Linda Blair moments pop up close to the end, but by then it's too late. Satan has lulled the audience to sleep.

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