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Alynda Wheat, People: MODERATE (cg) "...a well-acted thriller that doesn't thrill enough." (Read the full review...) 29 words, 08/26/10 Mary Pols, Time: GOOD "[Patrick Fabian] gives such a cunning performance that for once, when you're whispering 'Don't go in there,' you actually mean it." (Read the full review...) 840 words, 08/28/10 Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD (cg) "...one of the scariest movies to come along in a long time -- until the last five minutes or so, when it completely falls apart.... faux documentary starts out with deadpan delivery and a dry sense of humor, then it turns riveting, then truly frightening, then just plain silly." (Read the full review...) 664 words, 08/26/10 Bradley Jacobs, Us Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Smart, suspenseful and at times terrifying... As unique and wellcrafted as 'The Blair Witch Project'... builds with tension as the 'filmmakers' start questioning if demons really do exist -- or if they're witnessing a cover-up." (Read the full review...) 83 words, 08/26/10 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a low-budget fake-documentary horror film that tries to raise a little hell in the jittery-cam this is really happening! spirit of 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Blair Witch Project': It's nothing if not clever about toying with your expectations." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 08/26/10 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...delivers the heebie-jeebie goods.... good reason to be very afraid of the dark." (Read the full review...) 194 words, 08/20/10 Claudia Puig, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a fiendishly clever plot that starts out creepily enthralling, then collapses in a heap.... It's as if the filmmakers didn't know how to resolve the mayhem, opting for silly over diabolical." (Read the full review...) 437 words, 08/27/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...not without its share of low-tech, low-budget spookiness, most of which is concentrated in the middle (of three) acts.... The cast is effective, with everyone sliding believably into their roles." (Read the full review...) 1,067 words, 08/25/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...an unusually restrained and genuinely eerie little movie perched at the intersection of faith, folklore and female puberty.... grounded in strong acting and carefully doled out shocks. Smart but never smirky..." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 08/27/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR (cg) "...there's no escape from the bad-on-purpose acting, the hand-held camera, the self-conscious trickiness. It's... the mockumentary format!" (Read the full review...) 439 words, 08/27/10 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD "...for a good while 'The Last Exorcism' makes for an atmospheric, character-rich stab at movie fright." (Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/27/10 Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the suspense is finely crafted.... doesn't rely on cheap shock effects but locates scares in weird images -- many of which cut deep because the camera is caught out of position, or isn't in focus, or is far from the action." (Read the full review...) 625 words, 08/27/10 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "Familiar territory, but also a genuine chiller with strong acting and a refreshingly clever script." (Read the full review...) 314 words, 08/27/10 Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "...as deconstructive as it is cautionary. Verily, you will now believe in the subgenre of the documentary-style drama." (Read the full review...) 678 words, 08/27/10 Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a small, well-chosen cast, sly script, and slippery, ambivalent characters... a welcome titty-twist to the demonic-possession movie revival." (Read the full review...) 718 words, 08/25/10 Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a creepy, smart thriller.... there's little doubt about the outcome and the message: don't tangle with the devil if your faith is not up to the test." (Read the full review...) 505 words, 08/27/10 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "Big scary fun.... a creepy, smartly written and very entertaining low-budget chiller..." (Read the full review...) 647 words, 08/27/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...bypasses the predictable shocks and horror movie clichés to deliver some solid chills by way of believable characters caught in a compelling story." (Read the full review...) 169 words, 08/26/10
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...an anxious psychological horror that's vaguely familiar yet refreshingly original. It's also tremendously creepy, a mesmeric tiptoe through controversial debates on fundamentalist religions and psychology." (Read the full review...) 591 words, 08/27/10 Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a superbly creepy story about a disillusioned preacher-turned-showman whose newfound atheism is challenged when he becomes embroiled with a real demon.... pulls off its sweetly scary magic trick with great style and panache." (Read the full review...) 467 words, 08/27/10 Peter Hartlaub, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "What looks like a late-summer throwaway is a nice surprise -- only a complete meltdown by the writers in the last 10 minutes keeps this film from uninterrupted excellence." (Read the full review...) 492 words, 08/27/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE (cg) "...a modestly chilling, drawn out affair in which the characters and possible 'scientific explanations' are more interesting than its predictable final destination." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 08/27/10 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD (cg) "...terrific performances, a lot of humor, a few scares - and a jaw-droppingly bad ending that slams the momentum [director Daniel] Stamm has built to a thudding halt. It doesn't negate the good things that have gone before, but it cheapens the experience." (Read the full review...) 696 words, 08/27/10 Jesse Singal, Boston Globe: MODERATE (cg) "There may once have been a good and a bad film fighting for the soul of 'The Last Exorcism,' but in its final moments, cinema's dark forces triumph emphatically." (Read the full review...) 520 words, 08/27/10 Ted Fry, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...does an adequate job of providing some authentic scares as well as a few clever comic jabs in its often inventive execution." (Read the full review...) 358 words, 08/27/10 Mike Russell, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD (cg) "I cared enough about these characters to follow 'Exorcism' to tense and occasionally goofy places, even if the setup proved a bit stronger than the payoff." (Read the full review...) 374 words, 08/27/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE (cg) "...initially intriguing because the performances are convincing enough and there are unsettling, creepy little touches throughout... But the more hellish the story gets, the sillier and less involving the movie becomes." (Read the full review...) 476 words, 08/27/10
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a small, well-chosen cast, sly script, and slippery, ambivalent characters... a welcome titty-twist to the demonic-possession movie revival." (Read the full review...) 718 words, 08/25/10 Peg Aloi, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE (cg) "...ambitious but messy... For the first hour, the subversive premise and the authentic performances are taut and engaging.... But the purity of the docu conceit falls apart thanks to the intrusion of a spooky score and deliberately eerie camera shots." (Read the full review...) 150 words, 08/26/10 Keith Phipps, AV Club: VERY GOOD (cg) "Aided by strong performances from [Ashley] Bell and [Patrick] Fabian, [director Daniel] Stamm deftly plays with the boundary of fact and fiction... it's scary as hell and funny too..." (Read the full review...) 430 words, 08/26/10 John Gholson, Cinematical: OUTSTANDING "...delivers a potentially star-making performance from Patrick Fabian.... a fascinating, uncomfortable, character-driven look at matters of faith and fear.... stands as one of the best horror films of 2010." (Read the full review...) 805 words, 08/27/10 Nick Schager, Slant: MODERATE (cg) "A horror film for the Christian fundamentalist set... a musty demonic-possession tale that promotes strict, anti-modern doctrinal faith as the most righteous path." (Read the full review...) 486 words, 08/26/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...bypasses the predictable shocks and horror movie clichés to deliver some solid chills by way of believable characters caught in a compelling story." (Read the full review...) 169 words, 08/26/10 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: VERY GOOD (cg) "...wasn't what I thought it was going to be: it was, instead, so much more. More thoughtful. More knowing... More questioning... Surprisingly poignant. Wonderfully ambiguous." (Read the full review...) 645 words, 08/27/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...an unusually restrained and genuinely eerie little movie perched at the intersection of faith, folklore and female puberty.... grounded in strong acting and carefully doled out shocks. Smart but never smirky..." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 08/27/10 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...for a good while 'The Last Exorcism' makes for an atmospheric, character-rich stab at movie fright." (Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/27/10 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: FAIR "...a moderately scary and largely agreeable New South horror fable... while the characters, premise and decrepit Southern setting remain compelling throughout, the pseudo-documentary premise is paper-thin at the outset and wears out..." (Read the full review...) 829 words, 08/26/10
John Anderson, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Possessed by suspense, talent, brains and a gothic sense of humor... makes first-rate use of religious doubt and religious extremism to concoct a novel horror-thriller clever enough to seduce unbelievers while satisfying the bloodlust of its congregation/fanbase." (Read the full review...) 831 words, 06/25/10 Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...a backwoods psychological thriller delivered faux-documentary-style, with mixed results.... unsettlingly engrossing for the most part, until its forced finale proves to be a major mood killer." (Read the full review...) 462 words, 08/20/10 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...for a good while 'The Last Exorcism' makes for an atmospheric, character-rich stab at movie fright." (Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/27/10 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: GOOD (cg) "Sharply uneven... a creepy, cheaply made horror flick that benefits from a good premise and engaging narrative for two third of the story.... too bad the ending is compromised..." (Read the full review...) 514 words, 08/28/10 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...an unusually restrained and genuinely eerie little movie perched at the intersection of faith, folklore and female puberty.... grounded in strong acting and carefully doled out shocks. Smart but never smirky..." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 08/27/10
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