Peter initially refuses, but then reluctantly resumes his “Vampire Killer” role as Charley approaches his neighbor’s house. The two are able to repel Jerry’s attack using a cross… though only Charley’s work, since he (unlike burned-out Peter) has faith. Peter seemingly kills Edward after staking him through the heart (removing the stake afterwards to use as a weapon against Jerry), while Charley finds Amy already in the throes of a vampire transformation. Peter is sure the process can be reversed, but only if they kill Jerry before dawn.
The two kill Jerry’s carpenter and roommate Billy Cole who is also the vampire’s bodyguard (who is not a vampire, but rather a non-human servant able to walk in daylight), dissolving him into green goo and dust. Brandishing a cross a second time with faith, Peter is able to lure an overconfident Jerry in front of a window, just before the morning sun lights him ablaze. Jerry turns into a bat and flees to his coffin in the basement, while Amy completes her transformation and attacks Charley. By breaking the windows in the basement, however, Peter and Charley are able to kill Jerry once and for all in a monstrous explosion.Amy returns to normal and Vincent comes on TV and announces a break from vampires, instead selecting an alien slasher movie. The last shot shows two red eyes in the darkness, followed by Evil Ed laughing sarcastically, “Oh, you’re so cool, Brewster!
High school student Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) begins to discover several disappearances of young attractive females in the area, with all clues leading back to his mother’s new neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell).
Charley was once a happy high school nerd until he ditched his geeky best friend “Evil” Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), became popular and started dating Amy Peterson (Imogen Poots), a hot and popular exchange student from England. Things go well for Charley to the day he discovers that his neighbor Jerry is a vampire. He contacts Peter Vincent (David Tennant), a Las Vegas illusionist and supposed vampire killer, asking for help with defeating Jerry, who threatens to feed on Amy if Charley ever reveals his secret.
Horror movies with a religious slant are normally too prissy for me but I will make an exception for The Last Exorcism. Having been persuaded by my girlfriend to revisit this spooky movie, I was prepared to deliver a sharp critique. Instead I became hooked by the uncanny ability to push the boundaries. Those people lucky enough to get a ticket will not be exposed to some fake horror. Instead the movie uses dark noise and believable storylines to entrap you in the world of biblical teachings. I thought the priest was particularly convincing with his sort of “gentlemanly” reference to mysterious deeds.
This particular theme is more than a quarter of a century old. In the heydays of “horror” movies as best exemplified by Christopher Lee, “The Last Exorcism” was created in 1973. It has given birth to the modern versions such as The Last Exorcism I. The basic story starts with an actress that is visiting Washington D.C. Her twelve year old daughter Regan begins to undergo worrying physical and emotional changes. A young priest (Father Karras) in Georgetown University comes into the fray as Christian that begins to doubt his faith as a consequence of dealing with a terminally ill mother. Father Merrin is called in to save the possessed girl.
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