The year is 1988 and the United States is in the throes of the Satanic Panic. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade.
Author Gary Hendrix described his 2016 book My Best Friend’s Exorcism as “Beaches meets The Exorcist.” The movie adaptation from Amazon Prime, like the book, is a snarl of teen dramedy, horror, and plenty of winking ‘80s caricature, but it lacks some of the sharp character and nostalgic charm of the original novel. The film really tries its best, but ultimately collapses from exhaustion as it is unsure of its stature between satire and scares. It gets the closest when poking fun at the conservative Christian values that fueled the Satanic Panic movement, but overall the movie is a light teen satire with a horror wrapper.
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) stars in the brisk movie alongside Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu as Margaret,...
Author Gary Hendrix described his 2016 book My Best Friend’s Exorcism as “Beaches meets The Exorcist.” The movie adaptation from Amazon Prime, like the book, is a snarl of teen dramedy, horror, and plenty of winking ‘80s caricature, but it lacks some of the sharp character and nostalgic charm of the original novel. The film really tries its best, but ultimately collapses from exhaustion as it is unsure of its stature between satire and scares. It gets the closest when poking fun at the conservative Christian values that fueled the Satanic Panic movement, but overall the movie is a light teen satire with a horror wrapper.
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) stars in the brisk movie alongside Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu as Margaret,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Kyle Lemmon
- DailyDead
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