…tly directed and that the performances are solid. But the scares are thoroughly tired and mediocre. There is nothing here to match the soul-shaking shocks of the original. Linda Blair’s obscenity-spewing antics will forever haunt my nightmares, whereas the tediously routine possession tropes depicted here had me struggling to stay awake. The Exorcist is rightly considered the greatest horror film of all time (my views on this masterpie…