Characters: Rev. Cotton Marcus (?), Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell), Louis Sweetzer (?), etc.
Reverend Cotton Marcus, a Protestant preacher from Baton Rouge, Lousiana, heads to the rustic Sweetzer farm, where the owner, Louis Sweetzer, is convinced that his daughter (Ashley Bell) is possessed by a demon or the Devil himself. In the past, Marcus has just gone through the motions to financially exploit the superstitious families of arguably unbalanced religious zealots. The reverend brings a camera crew this time to record what is supposed to be his "last exorcism" before he gives up the clergyhood due to doubts about his faith in God. Basically, he is a fraud. However, Louis Sweetzer's daughter Nell, who seems a sweet, innocent, pious and virginal sixteen year old girl, is pregnant and does things at times that show she is very disturbed. She goes from sweet sixteen to cat mutilator to attempted murderess. She also draws extremely disturbing pictures. Her father is so devout that he rules out psychological trestment for her and insists on having her exorcised instead. The preacher comes to realize that this time perhaps, this young girl may genuinely be possessed, and Marcus is unprepared to really help this potentially dangerous, afflicted girl. This is like a combination of "The Exorcist", "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity". At first it is slow-paced, but eventually suspense builds before the scares happen. There is a surprise toward the end which I won't give away. Worth seeing at either the cinema or on home video in a few months.
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