"The Prophecy" is yet another vehicle in which Walken can do what he does best, be evil. As he can do it as almost no one can (Gary Oldman can smoke him in the evil department), his presence here is enough to make it an enjoyable experience. Very quotable. I rented this for a Halloween movie marathon this year and it failed to disappoint. An interesting point to take note of is the fact that three actors from "Pulp Fiction" make an appearance here. Eric Stoltz is fairly convincing in his role as one of the good angels, Simon. Also, Viggo Mortensen plays an excellently slick Lucifer complete with a Gothic gimp sidekick. If there is a personified devil, he must be Mortensen.
The concept of a second war in Heaven fought over the fact that humans have souls is fairly amusing. Angels opening up cans on each other has never been so cool. The idea is for Gabriel (Walken) to find the blackest soul on Earth to win the second war in Heaven, which he started, but there are others who are trying to get to it first to prevent his victory. There are also a few tinges of humor thrown in there and there, mostly from Walken. Dark humor at it's best. I must admit though, without Walken this is a below average to average form of entertainment....however, since he is such a joy to watch, it chalks itself up to the average to slightly above average level. A must see for Walken fans. I suppose 7/10 would be quite right.
The concept of a second war in Heaven fought over the fact that humans have souls is fairly amusing. Angels opening up cans on each other has never been so cool. The idea is for Gabriel (Walken) to find the blackest soul on Earth to win the second war in Heaven, which he started, but there are others who are trying to get to it first to prevent his victory. There are also a few tinges of humor thrown in there and there, mostly from Walken. Dark humor at it's best. I must admit though, without Walken this is a below average to average form of entertainment....however, since he is such a joy to watch, it chalks itself up to the average to slightly above average level. A must see for Walken fans. I suppose 7/10 would be quite right.