
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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about The Last Exorcism.
| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoIt's scary fun and packed with comic bits that skate between sad and absurd like the best of reality TV. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA mockumentary with a Blair Witch Project-like shaky hand-held camera. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. RansonSuperior storytelling mixed with masterful misdirection. The devil is (quite literally) in the details. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleIt's fun and it will have you jumping out of your underpants. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikThe scenes of Nell's possession have been done before, but it hardly matters in light of the attention to character in The Last Exorcism. |
| San Francisco ExaminerRossiter DrakeFabian never makes a false move. Neither does Stamm, who understands that what's left off-screen is often more terrifying than what's on it. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank Swietek'The Exorcist' meets 'The Blair Witch Project' and gives birth to 'Rosemary's Baby'...a cheesy horror movie in the now commonplace verite style that manages a few easy jolts but overall isn't very scary. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonA lean and witty variation on the documentary-gone-wrong theme. |
| Fan The FireSam BatheThese are very assured strides into the mainstream from director Daniel Stamm, and he's certainly guaranteed himself a few enticing offers when the time for his next film comes around. |
| HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoDaniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism is one of the most interesting and accomplished horror debuts of the last few years. |