The Last Exorcism Page #3

Synopsis: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the evangelical Reverend Cotton Marcus was raised by his father to be a preacher. He agrees that the filmmaker Iris Reisen and the cameraman Daniel Moskowitz make a documentary about his life. Cotton tells that when his wife Shanna Marcus had troubles in the delivery of their son Justin, he prioritized the doctor help to God and since then he questions his faith. Further, he tells that exorcisms are frauds but the results are good for the believers because they believe it is true. When Cotton is summoned by the farmer Louis Sweetzer to perform an exorcism in his daughter Nell, Cotton sees the chance to prove to the documentary crew what he has just told. They head to Ivanwood and they have a hostile reception from Louis's son Caleb. Cotton performs the exorcism in Nell, exposing his tricks to the camera, but sooner they learn that the dysfunctional Sweetzer family has serious problems.
Director(s): Daniel Stamm
Production: Lionsgate
  7 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
PG-13
Year:
2010
87 min
$40,990,055
Website
637 Views


Hi!

- Hi!

You wanna come this way...

So... If you don't mind now.

Tell me. Tell me about the livestock.

I only think one thing.

I killed them...

Do you remember killing them?

No

- Do you remember getting out of bed?

Do you remember walking downstairs?

Remember walking outside?

No.

Do you remember doing

anything to the animals at all?

No... But...

Well. Maybe you didn't do anything at all.

That's how I pictured you downstairs.

You look just like your mother. - Really?

Yeah, I saw the painting downstairs and I thought...

- Oh Thank you so much.

That's such a compliment! She's so beautiful!

She is. So does her daughter so...

Thank you so much. Thank you so much...

- Were you very close?

Both you and your mother?

- She's my best friend.

Yup... That's safe to say. She

was my best friend.

Did Caleb act any different after your mom passed?

I think he got frustrated.

It got kinda scary he it started.

He even got a lock.

How about your father? Here?

How has he been affected?

He... he had it very hard...

He didn't... Oh...

If you weren't from Wandale. And the

faith of Jesus instilled in me...

I don't think I would've made it through.

So I... since she died, I've been

very determined to give my children a

more fundamental christian upbringing...

I'm not... well crazy about the inserviences that

envisions the world today and...

Therefore I decided to...

home school now.

For awhile I let go to the sunday school

of our local church but...

That just didn't seem right either.

That's why he pulled me...

- Dad likes religious music group?

Yeah... yeah

- Hm!

And by keeping her as close as I possibly could...

Maybe a little... too protective... I

I'll admit that.

But somehow, still...

cut in?

Her mother gave her a small crucifix.

It burned her...

Similar about orange. She can't wear it.

Now we got Nell! Going around killing those animals.

And then she is really isolated out here.

That's gotta drive you crazy. With the burning cross?

That's like a nipple allergy.

You got a reaction like that on

your skin especially if you're stressed out.

Hey Son!

Hi!

Why are you throwing rocks at me?

Are you going to be performing an exorcism?

An exorcism. Well! I don't know?

That's why we're here to find out.

Cause apparently there's... there's deaths.

Mountain of people have died.

Well if you're worried about something like that!

I here to go ahead and assure you

that nothing like that happens with me.

I'm here to help.

Without me to meet you halfway?

Well! Your livestock could.

Not they would be dying left and right.

You ever think about that?

Well my father's a supersitious drunk.

Really?

- Umm...

Well... do you think he is supersitious or

drunk enough to harm his own animal?

It's possible.

Do you think Nell have anything to do with it?

No, no, I don't think... Nell's the problem.

Nell doesn't need help.

Nah I... that remains to be seen...

- Something happens to her.

I will hurt you okay.

I don't care if the camera's watching.

I don't think you want to.

I will hurt you.

- Hmm.

Thank you.

- Well! Thank you son.

Thank you.

There you go. Nice and relaxed.

You're not nervous are you?

No.

Okay good! You can't be

nervous when you do this.

Okay!

Okay. Say again. There you go.

Any pressure?

- A little.

Oh you do!

Oh!

Only when I throw stuff, I wake up screaming.

- So you started throwing as well!

Just because I avoid the screaming...

- It's alright. There's nothing really to be nervous about it.

It actually kinda light sweats and light fevers.

Lost of appetite and fatigued in the afternoon.

Woah!

And a...

What?

Let me have your finger.

Come here.

Let me just show you. Feel that?

Nell just look straight at this.

You always have this deep?

It feels like it's deeper now.

It's a lot deeper now.

Lucius would you get me a pan of water.

Big enough to put her feet in.

I'm on it.

- Yup!

I need you to take your trunks

and shoes off okay.

Those are pretty shoes you got.

Oh! Thank you.

Like those shoes. They're really cute.

- You wanna try one?

Here you go.

It looks good on you!

Oh!... Yours!

- No way. Sorry Iris!

Don't worry about it.

I got, I got...

another pair exactly like em...

- No! Please I mean!

You look good in them! And I'm sure

you can't find them in a 300 mile radius.

Oh my! Ms. Iris!

This is the nicest thing that ever

happened. Dad! Look!

Ms. Iris gave me her boots!

Well! Just keep them off your feet right now!

How about that! For starters.

Here you go!

Now lift them up!

Let's all close our eyes for a moment.

Let's all close our eyes.

Let's pray to Jesus to help us out in this.

I'm gonna kneel right now.

"Oh Lord! We ask you to please!"

" Give us your strength!"

" Give us your help and give us your clarity."

" Please help us. We ask you to please!"

" Take care of Nell!"

" And in this test! May you please show us..."

" an unadulterated sign!"

" Our brought should continue harm this way! "

" We should go ahead and indeed find out, "

" whether we should continue down the path!"

- Rev. Marcus...

Is this regular water?

Yes...

How's the temperature change?

I was afraid of this.

We will procceed with the exorcism.

I am afraid that I suspect that Nell is

possessed with the demon named...

Abala...

- Abalum.

What is this?

What is the...

- Do you not read latin?

No, sir.

Sorry I gotta translate this.

Abalamb is a... Abalamb...

right there... What it says!

is he's very powerful.

He is perhaps the most powerful

demon in the entire book.

What he does is like a snake. He wraps

himself around a pole.

The soul of the person.

And that's why the flunctations of the temperature.

Up... Down...

The thing about abalum...

is he preys on the flesh of the innocent.

He defiles the flesh of the innocent.

That's why he does it.

- Alright...

Particularly other young girls.

What other?

It says right here...

That the possessed's only salvation will come...

in death.

Huh!...

Only salvation is death?

Unless it was exorcised...

You're fried!

Look at him...

You learned something didn't you?

I saw you.

Well... all... okay.

I don't know what you're talking about.

That was really good.

Well! I haven't have a problem here.

This will shake nicely...

Come here!

Come now...

Stand here for a second.

Now! if you would...

Nell go ahead get on the bed.

You can sit or you can lay down.

Whatever makes you comfortable.

Are you comfortable?

Yes sir.

- Good! nothing to be nervous about.

Gentlemen! I do not need your

help unless I ask for it.

I ask you to respectfully say what,

what I need from you gentlemen...

is your faith!.

Your courage.

And your love!

Because why we are here is because...

we love Nell.

And we want Nell to get better.

Isn't that right?

Yes, reverend.

- So let's do that.

Let's start by praying to our glory of god above.

Please, let us close our eyes.

" He sides blessful water. He refreshes my soul! "

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