The Last Exorcism Part II 2013

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Andy Webster, New York Times: An actress who suggests religious piety, carnal fire and satanic aggression with equal dexterity, Ms. Bell provides a pulse an audience can connect with amid the standard-issue atmospheric accouterments. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A generally effective sequel. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: An abysmal sequel that abandons the found-footage concept, along with the pockets of wit and originality that made its predecessor salvageable. Read more

Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: Once the "what is real, what is fantasy" questions are answered, and exorcism part deux commences, The Last Exorcism Part II abandons its half-intelligent, tender exploration of Nell's vulnerability and desirability. Read more

Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: Unfortunately, no one involved seems to have bent over backwards to make the movie either original or even all that scary. Read more

William Goss, Film.com: A sure-handed sequel, but not a terribly thrilling one. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Creepy atmospherics don't compensate for the lack of genuine scares in this unimpressive follow-up. Read more

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: The Last Exorcism Part II is an effectively unnerving, slow-burn supernatural horror tale. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Now Bell can break out of the genre. She's served her time. Read more

Josh Tapper, Toronto Star: Viewers are taunted with the possibility of witnessing a possessed chicken. Read more

Nigel Floyd, Time Out: By the time the kamikaze crows start dive-bombing the church windows, and the shape-shifting demon appears in a hoody and a Venetian carnival mask, the whole thing has degenerated into a mumbo jumbo gumbo. Read more

Simon Abrams, Village Voice: When the creators of The Last Exorcism Part II swapped pseudo-verite realism for psychological realism, they made it a lot harder to take their franchise seriously ... Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: This matter-of-fact, brick-by-brick approach to building scares and tension probably won't work for audiences who just want to scream a lot, so Gass-Donnelly undercuts it all by haphazardly tossing in jump scares of the cheapest, most predictable kind. Read more

Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: Without spoiling anything, I will say that The Last Exorcism Part II ends on an open note that teases a legitimately engaging setup for a potential third movie. But really, the producers of this series should quit while they're behind. Read more