Review of The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) by Dylan D — 23 Oct 2014

The Last Exorcism Part II earns a point for a professional polish and acceptable acting; it's a step above the worst The Asylum has to offer, but that's very remote praise and a real stretch for something positive to say.

This is Horror cinema at its very worst, a movie built around stale visuals and styles that aim to scare the audience in the moment rather than build a narrative and atmosphere that really terrifies long after the movie ends, the kind that makes people afraid to turn off the light or fearful that it might really happen.

This is the essence of watch-and-forget, a movie that won't stick to the ribs or linger in the mind and certainly not make anyone afraid of the dark, except, perhaps, for a fear that the lights going down might mean the movie is again starting up.