The Last Exorcism (2010)

A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) expects to perform just another routine "exorcism" on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell (Ashely Bell) is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable tragedy. Buckling under the weight of his conscience after years of parting desperate believers with their money, Cotton and his crew plan to film a confessionary documentary of this, his last exorcism. But upon arriving at the already blood drenched family farm, it is soon clear that nothing could have prepared him for the true evil he encounters there. Now, too late to turn back, Reverend Marcus' own beliefs are shaken to the core when he and his crew must find a way to save Nell—and themselves—before it is too late.

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"Possessed by suspense, talent, brains and a gothic sense of humor (...) makes first-rate use of religious doubt and religious extremism to concoct a novel horror-thriller clever enough to seduce unbelievers while satisfying the bloodlust of its congregation" (John Anderson: Variety)

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"The method is well-worn and the subject-matter familiar, but this is a smart, scary little picture. (...) Rating: **** (out of five)" (Kim Newman: Empire)

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"An unusually restrained and genuinely eerie little movie perched at the intersection of faith, folklore and female puberty" (Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times)

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"It's not just the hand-held camera that will shake you up. The Last Exorcism gives you good reason to be very afraid of the dark (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"This supernatural yarn is thoroughly engrossing until it loses its way (...) It's as if the filmmakers didn't know how to resolve the mayhem, opting for silly over diabolical (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today)

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"Satan is optional in The Last Exorcism. This is the rare horror film that would have been entertaining even if nothing scary happened" (Peter Hartlaub: San Francisco Chronicle)

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