Rating of
2/4
Well, Gabriel Byrne was Good...
Franz Patrick - wrote on 09/04/08
I’m not a religious person but I enjoy watching films that has something to do with religion, especially the ones that belong in the horror genre. I only partly enjoyed this movie because it started off pretty well but the last third, especially the conclusion, lacked the punch in order for the picture to be memorable. I don’t want to get started on the annoying soundtrack every time the main character (played by Patricia Arquette) would get new wounds, those of which are similar to Jesus’ when he was being cruxified. The acting here is pretty good, notably Gabriel Byrne as Father Andrew Kiernan. He provided the heart that the film desperately needed in order for the audience to care what would ultimately unfold. I lost interest somewhere in the middle because it digressed too much–the scene in the beginning that promised some sort of a scientific method in order to reveal what is truly going on under the surface vanished altogether. It didn’t find a solid footing when it comes to religious explanations either. If it had decided to take one route over the other, the movie would have been much more focused and interesting. Overall, this picture had potential but it’s not engaging enough because the writing is wishy-washy and the scenes during the last third felt extremely forced.
