LAST EXORCISM

awesome movie, great ending. Really makes you think about religion while watching. If you play close attention you will find clues for whats gonna happen at the film's finally. Awesome watch, great scary movie!

I'm sure there is a fresh idea for an exorcism movie out there but this one isnt it. Sure you have some genuinly creepy scenes but its already been done before. The whole movie feels like a been there done that scenerio but what it does achieve is it keeps you guessing. And the ending is unpredictable. A descent movie but not to amazing.

The Last Exorcism is one of the latest faux-documentary movies, a la Blair Witch Project style and more recently Paranormal Activity. Those false documentaries of horrible events sometimes make for great viewing entertainment, plus it gives a creepy realistic feeling. The movie starts off slowly but steadily and we get to know the characters and the important aspects that set the tone for The Last Exorcism. Reverend Cotton Marcus receives a letter from Louis Sweetzer urges the reverend to come to his farm and perform an exorcism on his daughter whom he believes is possessed by the devil. The reverend doesn't believe in exorcism as far as we know, and even though he performed some himself he says that often those who claim to be possessed really aren't, it's all in their heads. Cotton has some issues with his beliefs which make it all more interesting. As you can expect Cotton and his crew are in for a surprise when they arrive the Sweetzer's farm. The reverend meets Louis `daughter Nell, at first she's a very normal and charming girl and doesn't show aspects that would make you believe she's possessed.Patrick Fabian does a good acting job as the reverend and for the most part the acting in the movie was good, no problems there. The movie itself is nothing that's really new but the topic is interesting enough to warrant making a new movie on it. There isn't anything that's really terrifying about The Last Exorcism; I wasn't scared like I expected to be so if you're expecting to be scared you probably shouldn't. The big problem with film however, is the ending. Whatever decency the movie actually had was thrown out the window in the last few minutes of the movie. I read comments prior to watching The Last Exorcism that criticized the ending; I must now agree with them say they're right. Anyone who says else is lying. The ending totally ruins TLE, almost to the point where it's simply not worth watching anymore. I wanted to see the movie despite what I read of it and I don't regret watching it because after all, it's what I wanted but its near impossible to explain how the final minutes ruined the movie without giving important stuff away. I don't understand why they ended the film like this, what were they thinking? Besides the ending the movie was ok, it wasn't amazing neither was it awful, at least it was interesting. I wanted to like The Last Exorcism a lot more but it's a mediocre exorcism film. I'm not sure I would believe the "Last Exorcism" thing, last or final is a relative word in the world of entertainment and many countless horror series has used such titles only to later return. I'm sure there will be more movies on Exorcism in the future but for now the original 1976 movie remains the best of its kind. 2/5 stars for this one.

First of all I thought the ending was the best part. If you thought it was randomly tacked on you obviously weren't paying attention. It was carefully, sneakily alluded too several times. And it was straight out of Lovecraft.Secondly complaining about the quality of the film is another useless criticism. It is supposed to be a fake documentary. And in that it succeeds brilliantly. In the first couple of moments of the film I found myself reacting with a little skepticism, until I realized that the Cotton character was pitch perfect for a contemporary fraud. Likewise Ashley Bell does a perfect job. She was just off enough, unlike a movie actress, to make me believe in her. The other actors likewise all felt more like real folks than actors.Thirdly this was not pastiche. This was not a crude slapping together of Rosemary's Baby, Marjoe and the Exorcist. (And when have you seen these things put together before???) Yes it had elements linking those films, but it was hardly culled from them. And the imitation documentary angle really threw it into another zone.And most importantly the film actually had some intellectual muscles on it. It was a bit of a treatise on the loss of faith in a deeply ironic time. Eli Roth and the other producers say as much in their commentary. Having Cotton pick up his plastic cross to try to find faith again was at the heart of the whole film.Now the people who hate this film seem to be the kind of folks who like a horror film to run on predictable tracks. I have a friend who just told me she thought it was stupid. No further explanation. She's hated some other films that seemed to have a point to them as well. Well for some people things just suck or are stupid. The cure for such simplistic criticisms might be to watch a few films with subtitles: fat chance of that.But for my money... If a films engenders really polarized opinions something interesting is most likely going on. And if you like films with brains and subtlety and good acting check this film out and make up your own mind.

Cotton is excellent at what he does, and what he does is perform. Exorcisms, mostly. Ironically, Cotton is also an atheist, but there is a lot of money to be made in 'faith' healing. He finally quits the practice after a news story surfaces about a young boy who was suffocated to death during a failed attempt at ridding him of his demons. Now, Cotton has hired a film crew to follow him and document one final case of exorcism, where he hopes to disprove its very existence by exposing himself as a fraud in order to prevent others from suffering a similar fate. What he doesn't know is that the devil has other plans for him...THE LAST EXORCISM is a clever and ambitious attempt on the subject of demonic possession that is sure to leave audiences divided. It takes the same Mockumentary approach as Scott Glosserman's brilliantly scripted BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, presenting itself as fact but with more than a hint of sardonic humor. Unlike so many other low-budget features that use the 'found-footage' approach as a cover-up for poor filmmaking, the stylistic choice here is, in every way, essential to the plot. Patrick Fabian comes off as being a bit eccentric at first, but as the film progresses, Cotton drops his preacher 'persona' and allows Fabian to become increasingly believable. The young victim, Nell, is played by Ashley Bell, who is deathly terrifying in the role. Her subtle smiles and cold, dark stares are equally chilling, but what may be most disturbing about her possession is that each of her contorted movements and frenzied attacks are strictly grounded within Bell's physical range. There is no projectile vomit, levitation, or head spinning here, just wild-eyed insanity and bestial rage.Plenty of ambiguity can be found all throughout the film. Cotton is at least upfront about his deception, but from the second he steps onto the Sweetzer farm, it seems like he is the one being lured into an elaborate hoax. Even the controversial ending must be taken with extreme prejudice, since it is opens itself up to countless interpretations. On top of the obvious battle between good and evil, THE LAST EXORCISM touches on several other powerful themes, including the restoration of faith and the fearsome effects of religious fanaticism. Two points of contention do act against the film, hoever. The filmmakers cheat by enhancing the audio and injecting frightening sound effects over several of the scenes, which directly counts against the authenticity of the footage. Also, Nell's violent and bloody outbursts are never again examined after Cotton and his team make their shocking discovery before the closing scenes.Like THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (and quite unlike the recent EXORCIST prequels), THE LAST EXORCISM presents something that is truly unique and original to the genre, making it a welcome addition to the long line of exorcism films from the past several decades.-Carl ManesI Like Horror Movies

I'll have to admit that I'm surprised by the large number of negative reviews that there are for this movie. "The Last Exorcism" is actually quite good! Looking through some of the more negative reviews, the ending is what seems to be bothering people (which I am trying not to give away). However, this is a horror movie! What kind of ending did people expect? At one point, the viewer will be convinced that the possessed girl is just mentally ill. However, some pretty extreme things will occur that will lead you to question this! This prompted one reviewer to write, "Loved the idea of revealing the scam which is religion, but then they dropped the ball at the end." Really? Why would anyone expect it to be any other way? This is an exorcism movie! If you go into this movie with an understanding of what you are watching, then you will not be disappointed. The acting is great, the documentary format is done convincingly, the horror elements are intense (at least for a PG-13 film), and the storyline is far superior to many other exorcism movies that are out there.

Boring, Low budget acting, so-so storyline, and I just could not wait for it to end.I did fast forward a lot as it just could not keep my interest at all.I only kept with it to see "the ending" that so many reviewers mentioned on their write ups.Ok I saw it, and still said what a waste of time.I have seen so many Exorcism movies, some great , some ok, some horrible - which is what this was.ZERO stars for me and not even worth giving it to Goodwill - it is in the trash.

I have never seen a movie that original and well acted as this one. Since this movie Ashley Bell is one of my favorite actresses in the business (she was also a stunner in The Day). The film was full of twists and turns and surprises and I found the ending a great hommage to another very interesting "documentary film" Cannibal Holocaust. Hopefully Eli Roth (producer) will keep things as interersting and original for the second part as he did in the first.