A 6, with 1 extra point for Toni Colette's acting.

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2020)

I watched this film with high expectations after many people said it's the scariest film they've seen in a while. I came out very disappointed. The plot in this felt like a 6, maybe 6.5, one of those horror films you can say "oh yeah, I've seen that" and wouldn't mind watching it again for kicks, but I wasn't at all glued to my seat. Throughout the whole film, I never stopped asking myself "why was there NO police investigation carried out following Charlie's death? That's felony DUI right there."
That, and that alone, not even the whole Paimon cult thing, served as a constant reminder that this is nothing but a work of fiction. And I also felt that Peter was reduced to nothing but what seemed like a plot device. He was always no more than a medium for delivery, and that he was.
I have to give an extra star for Toni Colette's performance, though. That otherworldly scream and reaction genuinely felt like it's how a mother would react upon discovering the headless body of her little girl in her car.