The Last Exorcism Part II

The problem with this second installment in "The Last Exorcism" series is there is very little exorcising going on. I feel like so many opportunities to deal with demons in creative ways were lost here due to an uncreative script. The shining light that saves this movie from utter banality is the acting of Ashley Bell, who is just amazing in this role. Her physical acting really sells me on her possession, particularly her work with her hands. Only because she's in this and knocking it out of the park did this get a three star rating - other than that it's really not good. 3/5

The Last Exorcism Part II on Netflix

The Last Exorcism

#FTRQ "The Last Exorcism" - I steered clear of this film for a long while, mostly because I heard bad things about it. Bu the other day I saw a trailer for "The Last Exorcism 2", and I was intrigued enough to rent this first installment. I was very pleasantly surprised to see a young Caleb Landry Jones in this, as faithful readers will know I try to watch everything he's in. This isn't nearly as bad as I'd heard or feared. It was a well acted horror show, found footage style, which I admit I have a penchant for. The script was interesting and I really enjoyed Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell in this. I'm happy I saw it, and will now queue up the sequel for next week. 3/5

EDITED TO ADD: I'm glad I hadn't hit send on this yet, because I remembered seeing a song credit for Caleb Landry Jones in the credits. I just did a Google search, and just discovered he makes music too! I'm stunned. Now I'm grateful to have rented this film all the more!

The Last Exorcism on Netflix