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- 1995
- R
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 1995
- R
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 38 m
Summary The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
Directed By: Gregory Widen
Written By: Gregory Widen
- 1995
- R
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 1995
- R
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 38 m
The Prophecy
44
6.8
Summary The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
Directed By: Gregory Widen
Written By: Gregory Widen
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
44
7% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
21% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
44
7% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
21% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Mixing one of B horror’s lamest clichés (the failed priest-turned-cop character) with an innovative plot device (a long-missing chapter from the Bible), The Prophecy is an old-fashioned thriller with art-house pretensions.
As it is, the movie never quite delivers on the Big Idea, but at least Walken comes through in spades: he's out of this world.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
20% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
17% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
20% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
17% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
The Prophecy suffers from an overall dreariness, a surprising lack of suspense and sloppy, rapid-fire editing. Despite Walken's alternately amusing and frightening performance, the low-budget movie becomes so tedious that, by the end, even a cameo by the Prince of Darkness fails to impress. [05 Sep 1995, p.5D]
Though the actor (Walken) does little more than stroll through the film, he creates such an immediate sense of electricity that everyone else seems dim by comparison. Angels, devils or cops, they just aren't in his league.
Angels have proliferated in popular culture in such profusion lately that maybe they needed a comeuppance. A few more movies like The Prophecy should stop the whole celestial bandwagon right in its tracks.
A supernatural thriller that would like to be the new Exorcist, this hapless film has a promising villain and a sympathetic hero, but their confrontations are mostly anti-climactic. [02 Sep 1995, p.F3]
The Prophecy is an occult freakshow so inert it seems to have been pasted together out of stock footage.
Its all there but lacks the real intrigue or ambience needed. The performances and script are overly melodramatic (except for Walken doing weird Walken things as an angel) and the story is very much mumbo jumbo nonsense.
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This is much more of a thriller in the vein of Se7en (1995) than a horror. This is also a good enough film. It is not too long and not too short but feels a little unoriginal. The acting is excellent as are the effects and so on but just misses the edge it was looking for because of its lack of originality. It is basically a middle of the road dark religious thriller.
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Production Company
First Look International,
NEO Motion Pictures,
Overseas FilmGroup
Release Date Sep 1, 1995
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
Tagline Archangel Gabriel (Walken) has brought the second war of heaven to earth.
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
