Amy (Keeley-Jo Jupp) and Daniel*s (Simon Berry) mother Anne (Suki Jones) hasn't been herself of late, both physically and mentally. And while Amy suggests she should see a doctor, Daniel, who has been taking care of her the last few years, insists Anne wouldn't want that, and as she has always been a devout Christian, he has hired an exorcist, Father John (Cy Henty), instead. Now despite being an exorcist, the Father is also a reasonable man, and when after three days of exorcising Anne's condition doesn't improve, even he suggests a visit to the doctor's - but his higher ups are dead set against it, quoting a history of demonic possession as their reasoning. Exorcising Anne however drives Stone to exhaustion, and it doesn't help that Amy doesn't approve of his methods one bit. But is Anne indeed possessed or merely driven too far by the church that she believes she is?
Horror rebular Ayvianna Snow plays Anne's younger self who tried to seduce a priest (Charlie Bentley) - which might be one of the reasons to the church to consider her possessed ...

Now of course, A Final Exorcism is not the next Exorcist. for this it quite simply lacked the resources, but it's also not a by-the-numbers possession film as it takes great care in its character work, discusses its very subject matter - exorcism - and with it also questions of religion, blind faith and the like. The finale is of course pure supernatual horror that circles back to genre expectations, and does so very well, but that shouldn't distract from the fact that this is actually a thoughtful movie. And it's carried by a strong cast as well, who all serve as more than just cannon fodder. So in all, very solid, non-cookie cutter genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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