End of Days
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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20

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  1. MageshJ.
    Sep 9, 2001
    10
    It is great and wonderful and superb.
  2. AndrewM.
    Jun 6, 2004
    7
    Dark and heady, staid and sardonic, End Of Days is all these things. While watching, you feel the sense of evil that is purposefully awashed over this whole film, but you also realise that it's not really serious about it all. Byrne is a very good Dark Lord, Arnie fills his saint-like character's shoes admirably, and Steiger as always acts brilliantly as the man-of faith. I thought the effects were strong and enhanced the experience, while the screenplay was fairly solid, without excelling. The directing too was impressive, with some genuinely brooding moments and a couple of wham-bam scares. This film does most things right but, somehow, it's still a fairly forgettable experience. Not a film you'll be thinking about for days to come. For these reasons I give it a good score, but not a top score!… Expand
  3. BitBurn
    Jul 12, 2005
    8
    I thought it was aiight. Well acted, good story line.
  4. StevenS
    Oct 19, 2006
    7
    There is much worse movies than this, I think this movie is decent, it might be a bit cheesy in places but it beats watching some cheesy crap like Deuce Bigalow or something... it doesn't really deserve all the crap it's dished up, Gabriel Byrne is good, he's a great actor.
  5. ipswich14
    May 16, 2011
    7
    i like arnold,he should have stayed in acting. from what i read he bombed as governor. this movie is one of his weakest, hence the "7". half the high rating is because he literally throws himself on the sword. i'm catholic.
  6. ILHM
    Jan 31, 2013
    6
    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.… Expand
  7. ballpark_frank
    Nov 24, 2012
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the rush to capitalize on the 'impending doom' of the year 2000 (and the public panic regarding Y2K), this 'end of the world as we know it' movie can only make us wish it had ended, so we wouldn't be subjected to periodic showings of this trash. Bottom line: Ahrnold's (sic) big arms take on the Devil himself...and wins? I don't consider that a spoiler, since this film has probably been rotting away on the shelf for years. If this is how the millennium goes down, one can only hope they have a new plot for Y3K. Compared to other Schwarzennegger flicks, the 'action' is mild, the 'humor' forced, and the plot (which normally doesn't need high standards when Arnold's the star) is almost as ludicrous as "Santa Claus vs. the Martians". There was only one scene that I actually enjoyed: when "Satan" (Byrne) compliments some roller-blading kid for wearing a nice shirt (emblazoned with words like: Satan Rulez or some such). The kid, unimpressed, flips him off and shouts some obscenity ("Up yours"? or something along those lines), and while distracted rolls in front of a truck or buss and is promptly flattened. Satan sees this, turns away, and in an off-handed manner repeats his "nice shirt" line. Otherwise, the remaining 2 hours is junk. One thing I really hated was the attempt to re-create the 'buddy spy' team of Schwarzenegger/(Tom) Arnold which worked so successfully in "True Lies". Needless to say, the attempt failed miserably. There isn't even the decent 'love interest' (ala: Jamie Lee Curtis, also from "True Lies"). To paraphrase William Shatner, from his latest 'Priceline' ad (with the cliff-hanging bus scene): "Save yourself...some pain" and stay away from this truly idiotic experience.… Expand
  8. Rox22
    Apr 2, 2013
    6
    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.

    Overall:

    On okay movie that is worth a watch if you have nothing better to do.    … Expand

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Metascore
33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 33
  3. Negative: 16 out of 33
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    50
    A hokey, overblown and deeply unsatisfying movie.
  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    33
    Best laugh at the movies all autumn.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    30
    All fire-and-brimstone bunk, a tired compendium of involuntary crucifixions, grim messages carved into human flesh, fly buzzings, ominous choral chants on the soundtrack and at least one head twisting.
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