Hollywood has long been obsessed with the concept of Exorcism. The concept was put on the map by the masterpiece 'The Exorcist' almost 30 years ago and even today it continues to fascinate filmmakers and filmgoers alike. Lets see if The Last Exorcism can carry on the tradition.

The movie stars a minister named Cotton who doesn't believe in demons. Naturally for him the art of exorcism is fake too. Therefore he assembles a mini crew of 2 people to make a documentary on how he will perform a 'fake' exorcism on a 16 year old girl in a remote town whose father believes she's possessed. Without going into too many details I will confess the movie did offer some genuine scares. It has a Blair Witch type hand-held camera feel to it. For the first 3 quarters of the movie it seems to be going very well, offering honest thrills and asking a lot of questions and leaving the viewer on the edge of their seat. Some of the demonic possession scenes were truly terrifying. However as great as it started, it completely fell apart at the end. The film makers failed to pull off a satisfying end to a very good movie leaving the viewers questioned, puzzled because none of it made any sense. 

However, that said, it still is definitely worth watching. Its better than the regular incompetent horror movies released ever so frequently.