The Prophecy is a dark fantasy straight out of Clive Barker. Once you get past that this is about Angels - no, not the kind who come from Los Angeles and go around on Harley Davidsons but real, expelled from Heaven Angels, this becomes an enjoyable and compelling little film. With such notables as Virgina Madsen, Christopher Walken, Viggo Mortensen, Eric Stoltz and Amanda Plummer, this is the sort of thing that used to show up on Alex Cox's late lamented Moviedrome series in the UK.
The story concerns a failed priest who is now a cop; which comes in really handy when he stumbles upon a murdered guy who just might come from "up there". Soul transference, Angels that use the almost-departed as "near dead" servants, questions of faith, Indian exorcism rituals and an appearance by the head honcho himself, Lucifer. This is not your average popcorn flick! Surprisingly it all kinda works. apart from a bit of dodgy CGI near the end. Walken is excellent as Gabriel - he even has a scene teaching some children to blow his horn, causing a window in the nearby school house to shatter. During this moment he's actually searching for a soul he believes to be hidden in one of the children!
If you're looking for something different, this might fit the bill. You might even consider it a sort of sequel to Paradise Lost!
The story concerns a failed priest who is now a cop; which comes in really handy when he stumbles upon a murdered guy who just might come from "up there". Soul transference, Angels that use the almost-departed as "near dead" servants, questions of faith, Indian exorcism rituals and an appearance by the head honcho himself, Lucifer. This is not your average popcorn flick! Surprisingly it all kinda works. apart from a bit of dodgy CGI near the end. Walken is excellent as Gabriel - he even has a scene teaching some children to blow his horn, causing a window in the nearby school house to shatter. During this moment he's actually searching for a soul he believes to be hidden in one of the children!
If you're looking for something different, this might fit the bill. You might even consider it a sort of sequel to Paradise Lost!