The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund

Good movie!

Good movie!

source: The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund

The character's opening scene is very long and annoying. This has already derailed any sense of positive criticism of the film. Maybe if they had shortened that scene the movie would have been rated better, even though it was pretty weak. A lesson for producers and directors never to repeat such a gross mistake. I believe the intention was to leave viewers agonized by the demonic interpretation of the lectern. But it was a shot in the foot. The acting of the actors in general is weak, the script also does not contribute much to an interesting end. I was almost exorbited with so much anger from this movie, but in the end I survived.

Historically incorrect, Jacob is her father IRL not her husband that's the first sign of it being a bad film. The location is incorrect, the permissions for the exorcism is portrayed incorrectly, the time period is incorrect (which I could have overlooked, if any of the above would have been correct) this is a waste of time not just because of how inaccurate it is, but because the acting is terrible, the production is terrible and it's so below amature.

I really wanted to give this movie a chance because I love Exorcism films, but this..crap of a movie, wasted my valuable time. The long opening credits was not needed, and the acting was just as terrible. I just let the movie play in the background while I did something else with my time. Plus, I felt like the opening credits kinda spoiled the whole movie.

Approaching an old priest friend of his, a man convinces him that his wife has become possessed once again and needs another exorcism, forcing the priest to turn to a doubting colleague to follow him to the asylum where she's being held and exorcise her before its too late. This was an underwhelming if still somewhat watchable genre effort. Among the most obvious flaws featured here are the utmost cliche setups that come about in just about every genre feature. The doubting priest who questions his faith and finally comes back to see the light is so common it's an insult, and the confines of the exorcism itself falling into the usual traps of speaking in tongues, the temptation with personal knowledge, and unearthly body contortions are all brought into play. Since everything in the genre utilizes these tactics, to see these at play again is either par for the course or lack of originality for some to sort out for themselves. As well, there's such a dreary and bleak pace on display that can cause this to slow to a crawl at points. This is mainly caused by the first half here going through the usual motions of finding the cause for her to be possessed as worthy of being exorcised so all the fact-gathering aspects have to be featured. From the torment of the staff at the hospital to the backstory about the couples' married life before the possession which includes endless visits with friends and family together, this information while also featuring the cliche doubting priest to further the slow down of the plot. Overall, these are what hold the film down for the most part. The film does have some positive features. Like most genre features, this one gets a lot to like with the painfully obvious storylines and actions here which signal her possessed state. The deformed appearance, with the body full of cuts and scratches, forked tongue, and glassy eyes give enough of a psychical clue but the other scenes here are quite fun. Taunting and tormenting the other nuns, throwing them around the room and all the usual antics commonplace for these films to denote the person's become possessed are all featured here to the point of becoming quite clear of who she is and what's to be done with her. Likewise, the final half here featuring the fun of the exorcism taking place has a lot to like. With the usual standbys including shouting profanity, splashing holy water on everything, and using crosses while quoting the expected Biblical passages, it's no less fun despite these expected qualities which carries over nicely into the final twist. Turning the possession around into a Biblical curse coming to pass and featuring several encounters not usually seen in these kinds of films, this apocalyptic finish has quite a lot to like which does lift this one up somewhat over other exorcism efforts. Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.

This movie is so bad I only made it to the 30 minute mark. I wasn't about to waste another hour of my life to this idiotic film. Bad acting, bad writing, hell, bad everything!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!

Anna is not screaming because she is possessed by a demon , she screams in agony how bad this actually is - same story as usual but perhaps more boring , bad acting , and very stupid - it feels like a bunch of kids hade made this.

Contains plot spoilers, although for some strange reason exorcism movies all have the same plot. In the opening we are explained Passover, as read, and are then subjected to seven minutes of credits with church organ music as Anna (Tiffany Ceri) makes slow motion snarly faces at the camera. Knowing this is the scene the director wanted, I dared to watch on as we discover Anna was once possessed at 14 (what kid isn't) and this is a repossession (minus Linda Blair), with a demon seven times that of a normal immortal demon. Anna of course is Catholic, the favorite of Mr. "S" himself and is going to be exorcised by Father Richard (Lee Bane) an atheist priest with his own "demons" sort of speak. During this time we get the Cliffs Note version of the theology of both "The Exorcist I and II." Every time Anna moves her neck from side to side we hear bones crack as if moving your head from left to right is somehow unnatural. Perhaps the worst aspect of the film was the soundtrack at the end during the various closing possession scenes as we hear what sounds like a muffled lawn mower getting louder and softer. Granted Ave Satani has been overdone, but it always works. Tiffany Ceri has not mastered the sinister possessed laugh. It was funny to watch her do it. Her friend Laura (Melissa Bayern) was given terrible lines that neither she nor the director knew what to do with them. Anna does the whole potty mouth scene but stops short at sex or nudity. Heck, not even a decent up skirt.