The Exorcism of Molly Hartley (2015)

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I didn't have much of any expectations for "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley", as its predecessor movie "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" was a mediocre movie. But still, I had the chance to sit down and watch "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley", and since it was a horror movie, of course I did do exactly that.It turned out that "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley" was actually better than its previous movie, and it was actually a rather enjoyable and entertaining exorcism movie. Usually these types of movies have a tendency of being repetitive, monotonous and boring, but "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley" actually broke that formula.The storyline was quite good and wholeheartedly entertaining, albeit quite generic and didn't really offer anything that haven't been seen before. Well, at least not if you are an avid horror movie fan.The cast in the movie was quite good, and I will say that both Sarah Lind (playing Molly Hartley) and Devon Sawa (playing Father John Barrow) were actually performing quite well in the movie and carried it quite nicely.The special effects and CGI in the movie were adequate and also served their purposes quite well. However, don't expect to be blown away by visuals that are out of this world.If you enjoy the exorcism movies within the horror genre, then I can strongly suggest that you take the time to sit down and watch "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley".

The film opens with an exorcism gone bad centering around the goof of Father John Barrow (Devon Sawa). He gets placed in a Catholic institute for the insane instead of prison, although I don't know what he was charged with. Subplot Molly Hartly (Sarah Lind) has her 24th birthday which climaxes in her criminal arrest and being evaluated at the same institute that contains John Barrow. Molly is possessed with the same pea soup spitting, elevating, ugly faced demon as Linda Blair who did get better and went on to make prison girl films.The film combines aspects of the original "Exorcist" film with "The Omen" and has it take place in a mental institution...and oh yea, it's a sequel to that other Molly Hartly thing. The film quality is slightly above a low budget indie. This is another "me too" film in an over crowded genre, that could have been better.May have appeal to people who like to watch ugly preggo bondage. Not high on my kink list.Guide: Sex and nudity ( Kate Yacula )

I created an account just to express my dissatisfaction with this sad excuse for cinema. First, the acting is horrendous and in the best attempts it feels forced like watching a bad play at my kids school. Second, this movie has more plot holes than every story assigned to and written by middle-school students worldwide. Third, it's just lazy. {SPOILERS} The writers made a LOT of assumptions and did no research: 1.) How does a priest find himself in prison after a failed exorcism? Yes someone died, but from an outside perspective there is absolutely nothing he could be charged with that a prosecutor would attempt to bring to trial. 2.) Molly was left unbound after being convicted *(assumed never actually confirmed)as a murderer who is a danger to herself and others. Any actual psychiatric facility would have had the crazy in a straight jacket and padded room immediately. 3.) Why is the only padded room outside of the woman's ward and through the opposite end of the men's ward? 4.) This line "Does my file tell you that my parents were also into the occult?" 5.) And then this line "I'm not insane, Dr. Hawthorne. I'm possessed." 6.) As for the ending well it seems that Matt Venne just got sick of putting this drivel on paper and rushed out the details for a convoluted, nonsensical, plot hole finally. {END SPOILERS}In a sentence, this lazy sequel borrowed(without research) more than it offered.

Judging from the number of fake reviews here already (come on IMDb, sort it out), it looks as though 20th Century Fox have got their interns rattling out fake shill reviews to try and make a few dollars out of this tripe. While marginally better than the first Molly Hartley film, this one is still pretty much in the 'utter nonsense' category. The storyline is below weak; preposterously stupid in the most part, the acting is simply dire. I felt offended that anyone would release this garbage for viewing by the public at large. The 'acting' is absolutely shocking. I doubt any of the cast would make it into a High School play let alone (one hopes) another film. As a horror fan I get to watch a lot of bilge, and this one is near the very bottom of the pile. Best avoided. I look forward to exorcising this rubbish from my Hard drive.