Review of The Prophecy (1995) by Brendan N — 19 Feb 2013

Hmmm, what to say about the Prophecy. Well, the story follows a would be priest now detective, who saw visions of a second war in heaven before he could be welcomed into the church. A man (simon) reveals he is actually an angel who has taken the soul of a war veteran to prevent it from getting into the hands of Gabriel's forces,(Gabriel played by Christopher Walken) who want to use it as a weapon to win the war in heaven.

Along with this we have Viggo Mortesen (Aragorn from LOTR) as Lucifer, who essentially is pissed because 1) other angels have taken up what he sees as his war and 2) if they win, he believes heaven will become a second Hell and to quote him, "Two Hells is one Hell too many.

"The film has some good points, the idea is pretty original, and I do take my hat off to any one brave and bold enough to dive into the whole 'religious war' theme because of its depth and how easily complication can arise.

The idea of the human soul as a weapon isn't new, but the film pulls it off well and there are good performances all round, especially from Walken as Gabriel.However, the story, as bold as it is, doesn't really get pulled off, the effects aren't amazing and I didn't really feel any development of the characters that made me connect with them.

I mean, was I meant t be sorry for gabriel when he says God doesn't talk to him anymore? I mean, the guy cried a little but I was like 'wtf he just tried to rip that kid to bits and now he's gona try again'At the end of the day it's ok, but nothing more than that, I will watch the sequels but are't holding out much hope.

2 stars.