DVD Release Date: January 4, 2011
Eli Roth is back as a producer for the first time since Hostel. He brings us a faux documentary horror film about a man who performs exorcisms:
Although The Last Exorcism seems to draw from past handheld horror films (Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project), it really comes out as its own unique film. The documentary style of filming really helps to make the audience believe the premise, making it very frightening when things start to go wrong.
Everyone involved in the film did a great job of acting. The standout performance was definitely Caleb Landry Jones, who plays the creepy son in the film. Whenever he’s on the screen I found myself feeling unusually uneasy, not knowing what he’s going to do or say next.
The Last Exorcism was going strong and the ending was looking to be quite refreshing… However, the final twist destroyed the momentum of the film. Not so much because it was a bad twist, on the contrary, it was a really cool idea. But, it was handled so poorly, and happened so fast that it will leave you confused rather then scared.
Even though it was a disappointing ending, it wasn’t bad enough to stop me from enjoying the overall picture.
Final Grade: B-
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