I loved this movie in the theater, and I love the opening to Lionsgate’s films. I’m pumped to say the least. I don’t recall which floozy I was with at the time when I saw this, but this movie was better than that relationship.
This is documentary/found footage style. The main character is Cotton, he’s a preacher, but one of those charismatic type dudes, very entertaining. He knows he openly tricks people into his rhetoric, very slick, also a rip off artist of sorts. He’s an exorcist as well. He doesn’t believe in ghosts. He admits that he doesn’t do much, but he does help with healing, that’s his justification. You can imagine where this is going. His goal is to expose exorcisms for what they really are, in his own words. This is easily my second favorite exorcism movie. So he gets letters asking for help, he chose one, and he has this camera crew following him so he can show off his tricks and prove how fake all of this is.
So he ends up at this farm house in Louisiana. We have the concerned father, Louis, his son, Caleb, and his daughter, Nell. Nell is possessed and she does bad shit at night, hurts the livestock and whatnot. She comes off as a sweet god fearing teenage girl, very plain but sweet. Caleb is anti all of this exorcism stuff, wants Cotton and his crew gone. 2 years ago, Louis’ wife had died from cancer. Louis is trying to raise Nell as best he can, but she has gone downhill since her mom’s death. Louis is now home schooling Nell and is very over protective of her. Caleb thinks his dad is a superstitious drunk, and that Nell isn’t the issue.
Cotton performs a physical examination, and making them think he’s doing stuff, and giving them concern by pulling some shady business. It’s all like a joke to him. Cotton is telling them she is possessed by Abalam, a demon. Caleb is onto Cotton’s trickery, but in a way that gives Caleb some reassurance. Cotton now goes to work to set up things for his big performance. This is where I stop myself, sit back, relax, enjoy the movie and give you some random and final thoughts after. Hell, you can stop reading this and go watch it, it’d be a good use of your time.
After watching it now for my 4th time, it’s still solid. It’s the type of movie I know teenage Kent would have loved. Pre-teen Kent would have loved it. It does spoon feed you here and there. The foreshadowing was far from subtle, but it was a fun ride. On top of that, you had a decent enough cast. You had characters put in unusually difficult predicaments where there may not have been a right or wrong answer, and I’m sure some would love to argue that point, and you’re free to. All in all, I will stand by with my 7 rating. I have no doubt the sequel will be worse, but I look forward to it.
In conclusion, if you like found footage style films, or if you like demonic possession type stories, or if you like a story with numerous twists and turns, this is a good way to spend your time. And if you’ve seen the movie, you already know the pic I am gonna use. All hail Bray Wyatt.
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T & A Totals remain the same….oh well
19 Bare breasts
3 bare asses
2 concealed breasts
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- Louisiana Media Productions (uncredited)
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