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The Last Exorcism (2010)
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The Last Exorcism is about an hour of mildly interesting build up to a terribly weak ending. We have a credible and engaging lead character in disenchanted Reverend Cotton Marcus, but in a movie titled The Last Exorcism, we're left waiting for, you know, the exorcism. While the slow setup lets us get to know Cotton, it is bereft of scares (as is the Blair Witch ending) and the movie never really feels like it truly gets going.
The film is shot in the first person style much like Cloverfield, Quarantine and Diary of the Dead, and it really looks quite good. The film is actually more of a mystery than you would think, but that makes the ending feel all the more tacked on and unsatisfying. A lot is left up to us as an audience, and with less holes these would be interesting questions to ponder. But as it is, once the movie ends, all you do is shrug and wonder if thats really it. Ashley Bell does a good job as the girl in need of exorcising
This is an attempt to at least go a different route than a usual exorcism movie. Much like The Exorcism of Emily Rose was more of a court room drama, The Last Exorcism is shot documentary style and focuses more on a character who isn't being possessed or even close to the possessed. At 87 minutes you won't feel like you've wasted too much time, but I was left expecting another 10 or so minutes.
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reviewed by AlexTerrazas (Filmaster.com) on the 21st of March 2011 |
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