The Last Exorcism

THE LAST EXORCISM (2010) - Aug. 28, 2010
Though it's more of a character study than the in-your-face horror film the marketing is making it out to be, this was still a really enjoyable movie about a preacher who sets out to debunk exorcisms by showing a documentary crew how fake they are.  Definitely one of the stronger entries in the found-footage horror subgenre, this featured a really strong central performance from Patrick Fabian.  Director Daniel Stamm did a really good job of ratcheting up the tension when he needed to, plus the mystery of whether or not the girl was faking remained compelling throughout.  The ending was a bit perplexing, but I thought it really worked in a sort of ambiguously creepy way.  ***1/2