Welcome to the movies' version of the late 1980s, so expect A-ha and Tiffany to play in the opening minutes in this lightweight teen comedy-horror from Amazon. Two best friends with differing home backgrounds go for a lakeside weekend with their two mates (and a token stereotypically gauche boyfriend in tow), mess with a Ouija board, try drugs, go skinny-dipping...and one of them happens to get possessed by a local demon of legend. Cue Exorcist-style vomit, skin lesions, levitation and inappropriate language/behaviour as the possessed girl becomes increasingly taken over by the malevolent spirit, the friendship falls apart and all can only be saved by the titular exorcism by a religious bodybuilder called - yes - Christian and the power of being BFFs. It is decently played and made, touching on issues of importance to teenage girls such as body image and friend relationships with some sensitivity (including possession as a metaphor for sexual assault, which is handled surprisingly well). If there is a problem, it is that the film nails the serious horror and drama moments, and the occasional comedic line lands to good effect, but the two do not seem to fit well together, seeming as if it should have focused on one direction. Nevertheless, My Best Friend's Exorcism is a small film that delivers quite well.
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