When an L.A. cop is
assigned to the unexplainable events
surrounding a recent homicide victim, he
uncovers the prophecy of a heavenly war
being raged on Earth by a legion of
renegade angels.
The archangel Gabriel (Christopher
Walken) having lost his faith in God, is
determined to seize control of heaven
from God's servants and humanity.
Faced by a determined grade school
teacher named Katherine Hensley (Virginia
Madsen) and a priest turned cop named
Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas), who fight
the forces of evil to save a child's
life, his battle will be a deadly one....
I found the film a
little confusing but it was interesting
by seeing fallen angels having battles
with one another along with the odd dark
comedy to lighten things up.
However, the film is not scary as you
wonder what the horror out of this is.
Have have a little bit of Exorcist,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and
maybe the odd Fright Night elements
too.
There is also good scene's with Lucifer
temting others in an evil way along with
his hatred against the fallen angels too.
The acting is
quite fair as Christopher Walken
brings his darkness and humoress charm to
his part as a renegade angel. He always
does well with his work in shows.
Elias Koteas however, really bombs
with his character as he doesn't make it
come to life all that well like he should
be.
Eric Stoltz is good as an eccentric
renegade angel in the film as I liked the
energy he used with his character.
Viggo Mortensen really brought his
part as Lucifer to life as he really
acted dark and demonic like.
Amanda Plummer really portrayed her
part well as someone trying to recover
from a near death incident in the
hospital showinga great basket case like
personality.
Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder really
brings her charm to life as the native
indian girl.
Adam Goldberg really seemed to do
well playing slacking stoner type of a
character which was a little different
since I saw him playing a paranoid
outsider in Dazed & Confused.
There's a corpse with a
heart ripped out
A heart is ripped out of Gabriel
Gregory Widen is
quite slow with his direction. He does
show a good scene with Eric Stoltz having
a battle in a building as it looked
nicely choreographed.
We have a good dialogue between Stoltz
and child actress Moriah 'Shining
Dove' Snyder in an empty classroom
with good shots on the two of them.
There's a comedic moment with Adam
Goldberg diggging up a grave along
with a shot up on Christopher Walken standing
and watching then later on jumping down
as well as showing some aggressions too.
Walken does well acting aggressive
towards Stoltz by torturing him
to death and throwing him around along
with a good shot on Walken's
hands against Stoltz's face
causing a flame with him screaming.
There's a good comedic moment with Walken
teaching a bunch of kids how to play
the trumpet.
There's a nice shot on Snyder acting
silent as if possessed and then showing
her screaming and crying.
We have a good scene with Walken
going to a front desk at a hospital and
then talking to bit part actress Sioux-z
Jessup as a front desk nurse telling
her someone is going to die here and
needs to see them as the setting is very
strangely directed which makes you wonder
if he's going to do more damage.
A good shot looking up on supporting
actress Amanda Plummer in her
hospital bed coughing.
We have a comedic setting shot on Walken
sitting in a diner with Plummer
looking like a basket case in her
hospital uniform.
There's a perfect and dark dialogue
between Madsen and Viggo
Mortensen as lucifer as he seemed
very creepy talking to her.
There's a good shot on a car getting
flattened with a chain and Walken's
body double flying out of the vehicle.
A good shot with Elias Koteas lying
on the ground with Walken acting
aggressive towards him.
We have great shots on Koteas
whacking Walker with a crowbar along with
Mortensen talking coldly towards
Walken.
Mortensen does well by trying to
tempt both Koteas and Madsen
to come home with him.
There's some good violin
playing along with nice echoey singing of
a woman all composed by David C.
Williams as he has every perfect
touch throughout the whole score of the
movie.
Lucifer:
God? God is love. I don't love you.
Lucifer:
[shrill whisper] I love you! I
love you more than Jesus!
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