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MPAA RATING: R for violence, disturbing images and some sexuality
Starring Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, Stephen Rea, William Ragsdale, John McConnell, David Jensen, and Samuel Garland
Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith after her family was tragically killed, and has since become a world renowned expert in disproving religious phenomena. But when she investigates a small Louisiana town that is suffering from what appears to be the Biblical plagues, she realizes that science cannot explain what is happening and she must regain the faith to combat the dark forces threatening the community. (Warner Bros.)
| GENRE(S): | Horror | Sci-fi | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Carey Hayes
Chad Hayes Brian Rousso (story) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Stephen Hopkins |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 16, 2007 Theatrical: April 5, 2007 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 96 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 22 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
John F. gave it a9:
Very good movie and the ending was very good and not what I expected.
Alex R. gave it a5:
Very disappointing. I thought that they could have done way more with the material.
Beca H. gave it an8:
This movie wasn't the worst by far. It had it's parts where they just made you jump. I really enjoyed the movie.
Chad S. gave it a5:
"It's holy blood," insists a baying true believer in Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Santa Sangre", but the indoor pool of red water that belongs to a pagan cult, is in actuality, paint. The church probably smells like a hardware store, but the cultists have been brainwashed from the ability to bestow objectivity towards the empirical fact that their noses, in all likelihood, detect a whiff of iron. In "The Reaping", Katherine(Hilary Swank) and Ben(Idris Elba) must've been holding their breath while they collected water samples from the river. Katherine actually looks surprised when the lab results turn up blood, undiluted(not traces of) human blood. If this was an episode of "The X-Files"(which "The Reaping" bears more than a passing resemblance to), Mulder(Ben is his evangelical equivalent) would argue with barely-restrained exasperation, "But Scully(Katherine, the skeptic and atheist), can't you smell it?" The scientist would argue, "So where are the flies?" Good question. "The Reaping" forgot the flies, but it surely didn't forget the locusts.
Sam F. gave it an8:
I actually Liked this movie, but can see why it got a low rating. It takes you on an apocalyptic joyride counting down the 10 plagues hitting a town called Haven. As the movie centers on a young girl who the townspeople are bent on blaming. The movie has its scary moments, and does not really give you time to get bored. The last half hour is really where it picks up and without any spoilers//I'll say its a very surprise ending. Not the greatest movie ever but certainly not the worst.
Allmighty Voice gave it a5:
Swank does her best with material that would've barely made it as an episode of "The X Files". She's a scientist bent on debunking claims of religious miracles, who finds herself and her partner summoned to a Louisiana backwoods backwater to investigate incidents that suggest the Old Testatment Biblical plaques have returned. More supernatural than straight-up horror, there's nothing new here for fans of either genre. For die-hard Swank fans only.
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