The biggest problem with this movie is the kid. Ginger hair and freckles? Possessed by the Devil. Its not scary, its hilarious. The kid does a decent job, but he is horribly miscast. Timothy Dalton redeems things a bit with a convincing performance, which must have been almost impossible given the obvious handicap.
As a story it almost succeeds. As a scary movie it sucks.
As a story it almost succeeds. As a scary movie it sucks.