the last exorcism review

the last exorcism review

Any movie with the word exorcism in the title is inviting you to compare it to a movie that a great many people consider the scariest horror film ever made. The central character is a charismatic Southern yuppie preacher named Cotton Marcus, played by Patrick Fabian, who's a self-confessed fraud. For his final bogus exorcism, Cotton visits the home of Louis, an ignorant, alcoholic farmer who believes that his 16-year-old daughter, Nell, has got the devil inside her. So what does the devil look like in "The Last Exorcism?"
“The Last Exorcism,” a coming horror movie starring actress Ashley Bell, is already drawing attention for the performance of its young star.

“Demonic possession goes the shaky, hand-held camera route in ‘The Last Exorcism,’ a backwoods psychological thriller delivered faux-documentary-style,

There’s nothing like a quality horror movie. As a result, most modern horror movies don’t scare me. The Last Exorcism is about a minister (Patrick Fabian) experiencing a crisis of faith. The minister vows to go on one last exorcism with a film crew to expose the sham — and maybe save a life at the same time. Last Exorcism is clearly the love child of two specific movies, The Blair Witch Project and The Exorcist. I enjoyed those films, but the filmmakers behind Last Exorcism have lifted both the strengths and the weaknesses of these earlier productions and folded them into their own. As a result, Blair Witch style shaky-cam is used throughout, though it stays surprisingly stable for the most part. (In one deliciously brutal scene, the camera operator is the creepiest part.) The crown jewel of Last Exorcism is the minister.

There are no freaky girls, no demons, nothing scary whatsoever. The films main flaw is in the pacing. Unlike last year’s hit Paranormal Activity (one of my favorite films), Last Exorcism doesn’t have a steady buildup of tension. If you are a fan of documentaries, however, the first half is quite entertaining as it makes you believe you’re watching an interesting documentary on a minister and his attempts to show the world that exorcisms are more about mental illness than slaying demons.
If you liked Blair Witch and the Exorcist, however, I think you’ll dig it.