Rating of
2.5/4
"The Reaping" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 03/31/12
A scientist specializing in debunking religious "miracles" is called in when a sleepy bayou town seems to be undergoing a Biblical plague. The Omen meets The X-Files in this supernatural chiller based firmly in the old school (or should that be Old Testament...?) It fulfills the usual expectations of the genre including tragic back story as to how Ms Swank "lost her faith", a sidekick who is a believer, portentous dreams (or are they?) and religious imagery. But the fact is, it actually works quite well. It is VERY like one of the religious mythology based X-Files stories, but a good one. The imagery is very well done, particularly the river of blood and a very good scene portraying the swarm of locusts (which reminded me a lot of The Mummy) and it works as an off beat thriller. Of course it's all very hokey, and it annoys me that the basis of this kind of thing is always the fact that The Bible was right and disbelieve at your peril, but if you enjoyed Constantine or The Gift, you'll more than likely enjoy this. Surprisingly entertaining.
