The last movie I saw got a standing ovation. This one, The Last Exorcism, got a leaving ovation. As a matter of fact, about two dozen people walked out during the first thirty minutes of the 100 minute movie. Whether they walked out because the movie was so scary or a waste of time is a matter of debate. As it was, I was the only one left to watch the last hour of the movie. If you visit Rotten Tomatoes, the movie review website, as I did, you'll find that 26% of the reviews are bad, and 74% are good. So, if 24 people walked out of the movie and only one person remained, well, you see, the mathematics just don't add up. By Rotten Tomatoes numbers, seven people should have walked out and 18 people should have remained to watch the movie.
Anyway... this movie tells the story of a charlatan exorcist/preacher who decides to film his last exorcism to document the phony business underlying religion for money. Without giving away too much, this movie is not about an exorcism, as the movie twists and turns before it delivers its knockout "blow" at the finale, albeit Blair Witch-style. Yes, there is gore, but if you decide to stay for the whole movie, I promise you that you will be rewarded.
Or you can wait for the rental and fast-forward to the ending.
I liked this movie alot... even if I were the only one in the theater giving it a standing ovation.
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