As much as I appreciate the difficulty star Ashley Bell went through, and she was excellent the first go-around, she’s asked to mainly do facial expressions rather than dialogue as the filmmakers chose this to be more of an introspective piece early on. The other encouraging aspect is… at times this may very well fit in the “so bad, it’s good” territory. If I had anything positive to say is that director Gass-Donnelly chose to break out of the “found footage” form of the original and go strictly traditional filmmaking, so rather than continue on with an overused gimmick, just scrapped it it’s just a shame the screenplay stunk. For any supernatural horror fans, you might remember something very similar in Paranormal Activity 4… So they, likely unintentionally, ripped off a third sequel to an, IMO, overrated found footage franchise. It’s also pretty bad when you have a scene when, in her sleep, Nell hovers in the air in an arched shape. It’s painfully slow to the point I was finding other things in the room to watch.Īnother issue, aside from the screenplay - written by Damien Chazelle (first major release) and Ed Gass-Donnelly, who also helmed - making no sense or having little actual suspense, The Last Exorcism Part II is an all around silly film with more utterly laughable scenes rather than anything you can take seriously. She is a part of the “Order of the Right Hand” who have been monitoring Nell and as the demon continues to gain strength, they must come up with a plan to stop it before it’s too late.Īlright, one would think that with a running time of 85-minutes, sans credits, this would be a breezy little horror movie but instead, we get a character examination for Nell and the scares are few and far between, but even so, they’re mostly bangs on the walls or jump scares more than anything. Even the safe haven of the girls home is breached when one of the girls dies of a strange seizure and then the others discover the exorcism tapes, including the demon baby birth, online and rightfully so, they’re not quite comfortable with Nell being in their presence.īut Nell isn’t entirely alone and receives help from Cecile. Things seems to be looking up for Nell but slowly, and I do mean slowly, she begins seeing people, like her father, who are supposed to be dead and having unusual dreams which result in the demon professing its love for Nell who has its own plans for something truly horrific. All of this is new for Nell having never experienced society with sights, sounds and love. Nell has a steady job working for a low rent motel and also catches the eye of co-worker Chris (SPENCER TREAT CLARK). She has no memories of the events that transpired in the first movie and she’s making friends with fellow housemates including roommate Gwen (JULIA GARNER). We next find her getting examined but won’t answer the doctor’s questions but she comes to life while getting cleaned up by the nurse, Cecile (TARRA RIGGS), as she witnesses some sort of transformation.įast forward several months, Nell is living in New Orleans at a state home for girls and things seem to be looking up. The husband investigates and finds the demonically possessed Nell Sweetzer (ASHLEY BELL) crouched on the counter. The story opens at a young couple’s home where they are awoken by strange noises coming from the kitchen. But like all sequels, they had to amp things up and The Last Exorcism Part II got a bump in budget ($5 million) but apparently somebody forgot to write a lively script… One would assume this was a Scary Movie sequel than one to the relatively popular The Last Exorcism which took in a healthy $67.7m worldwide gross on a $1.8 million budget. I think the poster, and in turn Blu-ray/DVD covers, tell everything about this movie: it’s beyond reason, but that might be the film’s best asset. Writer(s): Huck Botko & Andrew Gurland (characters) Damien Chazelle (story), Damien Chazelle and Ed Gass-DonnellyĬast: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark, Louis Herthum, Muse Watsonįeatures: Audio Commentary, Featurettes, UltraViolet Digital Copy However, for all that’s wrong with it, there are some truly incredibly awful scenes that approach awesomeness that it would make for perfect “MST3K” material. The story is slow to develop, the scares are scarce and the screenplay itself is half-baked. The Last Exorcism Part II is the epitome of the unnecessary sequel.
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