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- 1999
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 1999
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
Summary As the millennium approaches, Satan (Byrne) has returned to Earth to search for a woman (Tunney) to bear his child. It is body guard and former policeman Jericho Cane's (Schwarzenegger) duty to protect her from harm.
Directed By: Peter Hyams
Written By: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 1999
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 1999
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
End of Days
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7.9
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Summary As the millennium approaches, Satan (Byrne) has returned to Earth to search for a woman (Tunney) to bear his child. It is body guard and former policeman Jericho Cane's (Schwarzenegger) duty to protect her from harm.
Directed By: Peter Hyams
Written By: Andrew W. Marlowe
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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12% Positive
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4 Reviews
39% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
48% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
34
12% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
39% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
48% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
A devilishly fun blow-em-up that pits The Terminator vs. The Fallen One.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 184 User Ratings
7.9
72% Positive
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
17% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
11% Negative
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20 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 184 User Ratings
7.9
72% Positive
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
17% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
11% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
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Peter Hyams, a pretty good cinematographer but a mediocre director, goes to work on a script by Andrew W. Marlowe that's designed to carry us from one bit of hyperbole to the next.
Nothing worse than a silly movie that takes itself seriously, that bores us to death while we wait for the finale that comes too late.
85 percent explosions and editing idiocy (a window can't break without director Peter Hyams cutting between five different angles) and 15 percent Arnold trying to grow a third dimension. Seeing him try for "sad" is like watching a dog try to talk.
Too bad (Arnold) can't save the movie from it's superstitious clap-trap, sadistic violence, and sheer silliness.
Idiotic, ugly and ridiculous.
Not really good. But not really bad either. Perhaps leaning on the side of decent. It was nice to see Schwarzenegger playing a character with a bit more depth (and not pregnant) for a change. Acting is decent. alround with Schwarzenegger & Byrne doing a decent enough job with what they were given. The story on the other hand is nothing we haven't seen before and it has been done better. A rather poorly written script that really rushes the movie along too quickly with far too much exposition coming from the weirdest places.
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On okay movie that is worth a watch if you have nothing better to do.
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The devil has returned to Earth to claim his bride and bring about the end of the world, and only one man has the power to stop him in END OF DAYS! END OF DAYS feels like a dumbed down version of ROSEMARY'S BABY or THE OMEN, an opportunistic attempt to cash-in on the turn of the century paranoia that tries to mask its failing script behind big names and explosive special effects. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a parody of his former self, having been given more of the worst one-liners of his entire career as he makes a fool of himself on-screen. It is ever-apparent that he is reading the role off of the page, making it impossible for the audience to invest in his character. Gabriel Byrne, on the other hand, gives an entertaining performance as the devil. He is cunning and manipulative, but playful at the same time, recalling Robert de Niro in ANGEL HEART. It is worth watching for his part, alone. Peter Hyams' over-budgeted action sequences turn what probably should have been an atmospheric thriller into a flashy light show with no character or mood to show for it. If anything, the title most accurately describes the shape of Arnold's career as we entered the 21st century.
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 3 Nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 2 Nominations
Bogey Awards, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
