The movie with they year´s coolest title turn out to be a bit of disappointment for us Arnold-fans, and not the big comeback I hoped for. Here he plays an ex-N.Y. cop on the verge of going insane, after a terrible incident some time ago, when his family was brutally murdered. Against his own will he is dragged into a problem that contains a thing as simple as the end of days. The Devil comes to N.Y. at New Year´s Eve 1999 to find his bride, and if he succeeds with impregnating here before the new millennium arrives, the world will go under. Why? I don´t know, the movie didn´t really explain that part.
The critics weren´t really nice to Schwarzenegger and his movie when it came out, but it´s not all bad. It contains some decent effects, lots of action and a rather good performance by Arnold. It´s a very dark film, in the same spirit as "Se7en" for example, when the whole world seem to be going downhill. Is it really worth saving? Unfortunately, the movie doesn´t really treat this subject that much, because Arnold´s character doesn´t really want to save the world since he is so depressed himself.
The Devil reminded me a bit about Arnold´s nemesis in "Terminator 2". He is impossible to kill and just keeps on going, even if you shoot him numerous times. The difference is that the Devil and Gabriel Byrne aren´t half as cool as T-1000 and Robert Patrick were in T2. It feels a bit like Arnold´s trying to repeat the successful formula that was T2. But "End of Days" is nowhere near the classic James Cameron-epic.
Schwarzenegger tried to make his comeback with the science fiction "6th Day" instead, and once again he didn´t succeed. Even if that movie is definitely underrated and far better than this, but that´s not the case here.
"End of Days" is okay, but not more. Arnold can do much better!
* * ½
The critics weren´t really nice to Schwarzenegger and his movie when it came out, but it´s not all bad. It contains some decent effects, lots of action and a rather good performance by Arnold. It´s a very dark film, in the same spirit as "Se7en" for example, when the whole world seem to be going downhill. Is it really worth saving? Unfortunately, the movie doesn´t really treat this subject that much, because Arnold´s character doesn´t really want to save the world since he is so depressed himself.
The Devil reminded me a bit about Arnold´s nemesis in "Terminator 2". He is impossible to kill and just keeps on going, even if you shoot him numerous times. The difference is that the Devil and Gabriel Byrne aren´t half as cool as T-1000 and Robert Patrick were in T2. It feels a bit like Arnold´s trying to repeat the successful formula that was T2. But "End of Days" is nowhere near the classic James Cameron-epic.
Schwarzenegger tried to make his comeback with the science fiction "6th Day" instead, and once again he didn´t succeed. Even if that movie is definitely underrated and far better than this, but that´s not the case here.
"End of Days" is okay, but not more. Arnold can do much better!
* * ½