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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThe shock ending isn't all that shocking if you're a fan of genre films, but it's nonetheless effective despite the fact that it sidesteps several key questions. Never mind: It's hellishly fun.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFor a while, The Last Exorcism shrewdly exploits our voyeurism, as it sustains the teasing question of whether there's actually anything supernatural going on. The payoff, however, isn't scary enough.
- 70VarietyVarietyThe Last Exorcism 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.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonWith a small, well-chosen cast, sly script, and slippery, ambivalent characters, The Last Exorcism gives a welcome titty-twist to the demonic-possession movie revival.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Last Exorcism is one of those rare films where the marketing campaign is more interesting than the film it publicizes.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfA smart horror film will fatten its pigs before the slaughter, and the mock doc The Last Exorcism feeds its prize hog nicely.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA backwoods psychological thriller delivered faux-documentary-style, with mixed results.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIts grisly violence and ridicule-religion tone make it sort of the anti-"Exorcism of Emily Rose."
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThe more hellish the story gets, the sillier and less involving the movie becomes.
- 50Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderPatrick Fabian is charming as Marcus, and director Daniel Stamm delivers a series of surefooted scares as the staged possession turns real. But the movie is still unsatisfying; in its eagerness to deliver familiar genre pleasures, it somehow misplaces its soul.