The Last Exorcism Page #5

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


- Yeah!

So will I be in it?

- Yeah you are.

Oh....

Pastor Manley! We got us some visitors.

- Alright.

Afternoon, Reverend Cotton Marcus.

We met earlier days ago.

Welcome to the second Palberry.

- Hi.

I know he respects the church.

And at this point. I'm just an outsider.

He's not respecting my opinion. Cause I'm

pushing to go see a doctor...

cause she is not well. I was

hopping you could back me up.

Well, let me tell you my history with Louis when...

she was unexpectantly pulled

out of the Sunday school - Right.

Umm... we never found out exactly why?

But he was definitely hostile. I er...

He felt that our Sunday school curriculum

was you know sufficiently medievel and this,

and this was not the same Louis that I originally knew...

- Did he threaten you?

Er... no, not per say... but there were voices raised.

Er... So!

I think I'm the last guy to, that Louis would

really take... take counsel from.

And as it say. I mean... I wasn't afraid but

it was very uncomforable.

How long ago was this?

Two... I guess it's... since as I've seen Nell.

Two and a half...

Is that... Two years?

He hadn't come to church?

- No.

And I heard about the home schooling thing.

I... I'm not one to sit here and

say whether that's right or wrong...

I would say that when Nell was here,

a vibrant happy girl.

And... I don't think. To be cut off is,

you know the best thing for the child.

- Would you be willing to come out to the farm with me?

If... if. Okay I tell you what!

You... get Louis to agree for me to come to the farm,

a... I'll be happy to do that

and I'll also can line up a pile of good friend.

And Psychiatry. Head of the department in Baton Rouge.

That I can line up for him now.

Alright. Okay. Robert I'm gonna get back to the farm.

Thank you Pastor appreciate for your time.

- Well you know.

Great!

Woah, woah, woah!

What's going on there?

She's fine! Get that damn camera off!

God!

What happened?

- Caleb you okay?

You alright?

Here...

Caleb?

Caleb!

You need a hospital... okay.

- What happened?

He was trying to calm Nell down...

She... She hacked him with a knife.

I better get him to the hospital.

- Yeah! you better do that.

Could... could you take him for me?

- Louis? What if the demon comes back?

I need to be here for them.

You be well.

" Don't leave her alone with him ".

That's why I wanted stay.

Nell?

Nell, honey can we come in?

Locked in?

Hey! honey.

Are you kidding?!

Everything's gonna be alright.

I'm bad! I am... I'm bad!

No, you're not. You're not bad.

You're not... you're not bad.

Nell will come over in the night...

I'm not gonna go to heaven...

Honey! Just cool off. You're go to heaven.

Alright. You'll go to heaven.

Hold on...

I remember screaming and then I woke up.

His face was kind.

- Does Caleb frighten you at all?

Does he ever hurt you or tease

you of any kind? - No, no, never Caleb.

Nell does your father ever hurt you?

No...

You can tell me.

No.

Let's get you back on the bed. Let me check.

You hear that.

Is she sleepwalking?

I don't know...

Nell.

Hey! Can you hear us?

Honey?

Nell?

- Nell?

Oh my god.

Nell!

You're okay. It's okay. I'm right here.

- It's the doll.

Giving the doll a bath. That's all.

- Hey.

It's alright now. it's gonna be okay.

Let's go to your room.

So you look better.

I can see your eyes now.

Did you make this?

No.

This is where I got holler in the bathroom.

I don't know she know latin now.

Maybe Louis taught her.

- No he didn't.

Seriously, how are they making those baby noises?

- Yeah.

What's going on?

Hi, this is Dr. Carl from the Hospital General.

We just wanna make sure that the...

Nell does not take the meds. The prescriber did

not know that she was pregnant.

And to give her another prescribed drug.

Well, means... this explains it!

There you have it!

Your under lying trauma!

- All we know was cause she was pregnant.

We don't know who she was pregnant by...?

You know incest okay! Abusing his...

- You can't pack those sayings...

that sort of thing down here would ruin...

- It's right there! It's obvious! I mean...

It's right there!

- Let's wait for him to come back.

And talk to him. That's exactly

what we have to do.

We take her and we leave...

- We are not taking her anywhere!

That's kidnapping.

- Or then what! You wanna keep exorcising her...

while her dad keeps raping her in the

upstairs in the bedroom!

Okay. Why don't we just take a break.

Let's just take a break.

What kinda break are we taking?

We have to wait for him no matter what.

- Fine!

Alright. - Guys! Why don't we just take

her out for another roll then wind down.

Okay. Right!

Here kitty, kitty...

Nell!

What are you doing?

Lie down, lie down.

- Put the camera down.

Get some clothes on you.

Is she gonna be alright?

Guys come here!

Take a look at this!

Oh my god.

Seems a cat here too.

- Look at this one.

Something's on fire in the house.

And look at this on the right.

- Is that me?

Yes, It's all of us.

All of us dead.

I'm in the fire.

I'm really in pieces.

- Yeah, you get your head chopped off.

She's more messed up than I thought.

Well! I'm more comfortable that we're in the house

with someone whose beneficial with my head being chopped off.

You know. Relax! It's just a bunch of drawings.

is not an issue.

- Yeah. But she killed those animals and she cut his brother up pretty good.

What! Do you think she's gonna hack you to pieces and put your head off... - No, that's not what I'm saying but...

those signs are a little dangerous

- The kid's drawings you know...

I mean we happen to be in the house.

We happen to be in her drawings.

She's a 16 year old girl. Alright.

We can overpower her.

Yeah, well a 16 year old girl and a

She's psychotic but she's not capable of jumping your hell.

You really gone that?

- Well, we're in the same... the risks we're really concerned.

take it easy. We are all... tired

- Right.

We're all here to help her so...

Let's keep things in perspective okay.

Alright. Fine.

You hear that?

- Sounds like it's coming from in there.

Who you talking to?

No one.

I swear there are two people in there.

We just wanna make sure that the... Nell does not take the meds.

The person that prescribed her did not know that she was pregnant.

And give her for her groggy which is

very common for this stage of pregnacy.

But please do not give her the house. Thanks...

The book was right.

What are you talking about?

- They defile my daughter.

My daughter was a virgin. 16 year old virgin.

How did she get pregnant.

The book said it. Show it to me.

I don't think the book has any bearing...

Unless I think the more earthly matter is we're...

dealing with now.

Reverend... I need you to perform another exorcism.

Get rid of that thing. I will not

let that thing grow inside of her.

Louis, I'm not going to perform another exorcism.

I need you to help me.

I need you to help her.

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