The End of a Career Pt 2 (The Last Exorcism Part II, 2013)

Last_Exorcism_Part_2_PosterYoung Nell is brought to a home for girls after her ordeal. There she struggles to fit in, as the other girls give her the old mean girls treatment. But her exorcism was not successful. Strange things occur and they all seem to point to Nell.

Like sequels to Found Footage Films of the past, Part II abandons the Found Footage format. It cast the possessed Nell as the victim of all sorts of people…experts, cruel peers..which gives the ending a rather distasteful feel.

It does not really do much to add to the first film and honestly, fails to be all that memorable.

The End of a Career Pt 1 (The Last Exorcism, 2010)

Last_Exorcism_PosterCotton Marcus is a charismatic preacher who has fallen into disbelief. This probably has a lot to do with his reliance on show stopping special effects to win over his audience. He has lost his belief in evil…and is ready to walk away from the pulpit. But he is participating in a documentary following his last big act…performing an exorcism. He does not believe he will be dealing with demons of course.

At first, when he arrives at the farm of the Sweetzer family, he plays up some drama. But they start to believe there is a much more human explanation.  But the young woman may actually be possessed.

Done in a found footage format, the film has really good performances. In fact, this is a really good film until it goes off the rails in the final fifteen minutes. At that point it gets very silly with it’s overdone demonic images, leaving behind any uncertainty about the young woman’s condition.

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