My Review of The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick (2024)

 

Written And Directed by Quinn Armstrong 

Patrick (to Trick): "I'm trying to save your soul from an eternity of torment."

In films I didn't know existed until I started scrolling through movies on Plex, I encountered this one. Is there an actual exorcism? Not quite. Instead we're dealing with something far more insidious.

You've got a pastor named Patrick (Steve Pinder). He been tasked by some concerned to pray the gay away from a teenage boy named Patrick (Michael J. Cline) or Trick to help differentiate between both characters. That did work I suppose.

Anyways, Patrick took Trick to a cabin in the woods where he went through various methods to not make Trick gay. If anything, it seemed like Patrick was desperately projecting onto Trick as the latter confessed to being bullied by other kids and had creative aspirations once he left school.

Trick also had the sense to recognise just how unhinged Patrick really was and tried his best to manipulate the latter into bringing him home. Patrick would've spared himself a lot of hassle if he had simply just let Trick go. However, Patrick was too stupid to do the right thing.

Instead, he inadvertently killed Trick and then tried to hide the body. He also didn't take kindly to his superior, Alan (Alan Tyson) trying to give him a way out. Patrick also didn't like being under scrutiny by Meredith (Caitlin McWethy). Meredith seemed to know exactly what Patrick was up, even if she wasn't able to stop him in time.

Not that it mattered. As this movie got towards the end, Patrick was haunted by both Trick and another previous victim, Alana (Maya Jeman). On the plus side, at least Patrick got a much deserved comeuppance and surprisingly, it was less gory than expected. 

- Also known as Fresh Hell: The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick.

- I'll give the film credit for addressing the existence of gay pastors and most churches being more liberal. Patrick however dismissed these things to further isolate Trick.

- Were Trick and Alana the only people that Patrick's extreme methods killed? I thought he might have had more victims during that final sequence.

- Chronology: It seemed to be present day in a small American town.

I'll admit that The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick wasn't as horrible as I expected it to be. That's not to say it's a good movie because it isn't but it's at least a short one and the acting's mostly adequate at best. 

Rating: 5 out of 10