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“The whole movie is filmed handheld and mainly in closeup. That decision literally makes The Ritual tough to watch at times... nearly ruining an otherwise well put together experience.” Facebook · JoBlo.com · 10 months ago

: Widely praised for its visceral survivalism and psychological tension as the friends get lost in the woods. El Ritual

The novel on which the 2017 film is based is famously known as a "book of two halves." “The whole movie is filmed handheld and mainly in closeup

: Reviewers from The Hollywood Reporter and Empire describe it as a "rote" and "tired" retread of The Exorcist . The use of "shaky cam" and extreme close-ups was widely panned for being nauseating and distracting . The novel on which the 2017 film is

: A must-read for the first half alone, though some readers prefer the film's altered ending. Community Perspectives

This film, starring as Father Theophilus and Dan Stevens as Father Joseph, is a religious horror based on a 1928 exorcism. It has received mostly negative feedback from critics and audiences alike.