Directed by:
Gregory WidenScreenplay:
Gregory WidenComposer:
David C. WilliamsCast:
Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Plummer, Adam Goldberg, Nick Gomez, J.C. Quinn, Clark Hunter (more)VOD (3)
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At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget (Elias Koteas) discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth! Yet in his fight to stop the forces of evil -- led by the powerful angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken) -- Dagget finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher (Virginia Madsen). Together they race against time and terror to save the world as we know it! (official distributor synopsis)
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The Prophecy is a very disorienting and complicated, yet very good horror film led by the excellent Christopher Walken. It's definitely the most interesting depiction on the subject of angels, but I liked the more action-packed Legion a bit more. Still, the film is worth seeing. 60%
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At times it felt more stupid, more annoying and more naive than the recent Legion, but whenever Christopher Walken appears on screen, the quality goes up. His mischievous archangel Gabriel is absolutely great. Good average overall that won’t take your breath away but won’t piss you off, either.
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“Study your math, kids. Key to the Universe…” Is Walken’s character a madman who thinks he’s a crow? Is he planning to exclude someone? Or does the strange posture indicate that we have the archangel Gabriel here? Every now and then, an impressive scene or moment appears, but otherwise, this disjointed religious tale suffers from an inability to maintain atmosphere and sometimes even coherence. Clearly, Jackson hadn’t seen it before filming The Lord of the Rings films, or he would have re-cast them. Eric Stoltz would have been Aragorn, Viggo Mortensen Denethor (even with that blood-red smeared face), and bald Walken would have made a great Gollum, without the need to use CGI.
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