The Last Exorcism

The Last Exorcism

Another low-budget Blair Witch “found-film” chiller

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2011

In yet another low-budget Blair Witch “found-film” chiller, a noted evangelist/exorcist (Patrick Fabian), who no longer believes in God, now performs bogus exorcisms for gullible yokels for money. But he’s getting out of the demon-banishment business and having his last such rite filmed in order to expose its inherent fakery. Let’s just say that this final job, involving a possessed 16-year-old girl (a versatile Ashley Bell), renews his faith. This is a nicely creepy bit of psycho-horror, at least until the silly, cop-out payoff, with a believable cast and a modicum of originality despite the tired subgenre.