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The Last Exorcism (2010) 5.6
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5.6/10 from 28,440 users
Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 274 user | 283 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. Director:Daniel Stamm |
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| Ashley Bell | ... | ||
| Iris Bahr | ... | ||
| Louis Herthum | ... | ||
| Caleb Landry Jones | ... | ||
| Tony Bentley | ... | ||
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John Wright Jr. | ... | |
| Shanna Forrestall | ... | ||
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Justin Shafer | ... | |
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Carol Sutton | ... | |
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John Wilmot | ... | |
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Logan Craig Reid | ... | |
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In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the evangelical Reverend Cotton Marcus was raised by his father to be a preacher. He agrees that the filmmaker Iris Reisen and the cameraman Daniel Moskowitz make a documentary about his life. Cotton tells that when his wife Shanna Marcus had troubles in the delivery of their son Justin, he prioritized the doctor help to God and since then he questions his faith. Further, he tells that exorcisms are frauds but the results are good for the believers because they believe it is true. When Cotton is summoned by the farmer Louis Sweetzer to perform an exorcism in his daughter Nell, Cotton sees the chance to prove to the documentary crew what he has just told. They head to Ivanwood and they have a hostile reception from Louis's son Caleb. Cotton performs the exorcism in Nell, exposing his tricks to the camera, but sooner they learn that the dysfunctional Sweetzer family has serious problems. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated PG-13 for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 August 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,104,856 (UK) (3 September 2010)Gross:
$40,990,055 (USA) (2 October 2010)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written and Performed by Caleb Landry Jones (as Caleb Jones)
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Earned over ten times its budget ($1.8 million) and recouped all its marketing costs ($20 million) during its opening weekend in the US. See more »Goofs
Supposedly is filmed with a single camera, but for several dialogues, courts are seen as being of two different cameras. See more »Soundtracks
"Black Paws, Snow Deep"Written and Performed by Caleb Landry Jones (as Caleb Jones)
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Saw this as a preview in London.
I do not blame any of my fellow reviewers here for slamming this down as the worst horror film. Indeed it is, if you watch this expecting to be scared out of your wits.
But this is not that film. The marketing for this movie, though brilliant, is criminally misleading.
This is a movie with a very clever spin on the normal exorcist fare. What this turns out be is a fascinating suspense drama using exorcism as a narrative tool.
I found the script to be very clever and entertaining. The main lead actor who plays the reverend is very charismatic and carries the whole movie. Admittedly, the movie would be half of what it is without his performance. The other actors, particularly the teenage victim who maybe possessed by a demon, are very good too.
What I didn't like most is the very end. It felt tacked on for the sake of living up to its misleading marketing. I can honestly say that if the film ended 10 minutes earlier, I would have been totally satisfied with a complete film and was ready for the credits.
However, there are attempts to make you jump out of your seat but unfortunately, these moments are too copy cat of the techniques used in Sixth Sense and similar. It may be effective to some but I feel it could have been done better and hence live up to the marketing hype after all! But those are small negatives. This is a movie very much worth watching, if you don't hate mockumentary style films. Lower your expectations, ignore the marketing and just enjoy a clever suspense drama. If you jump a few times, then think of it as a bonus.