As an ancient religious
text - the Lexicon - continues to write
itself and reveal eternal mysteries of
the universe, it is now believed to
contain the exact time when the
Antichrist will arrive!
With control of the Lexicon and it's
enormous power at stake, a group of
fallen angels lead by the evil Stark
(Tony Todd) will stop at nothing to
capture it and the young woman named
Allison (Kari Wuhrer) who possesses it!
She is chased after by strange people
speaking different languages to her and
then attacking her but yet is guided by
the devil disguised as a local man named
John Reighart (John Light) as well as
being held hostage by someone named Dylan
(Jason Scott Lee) who seems to help her
when she is in danger too.
A film that is a
little different than the Gabriel flicks
and even more of a hard of a story to
understand.
There are good performances and well as
the nice dark effects in the film too. We
have some intense and disturbing touches
throughout the film which still makes it
watchable but yet the story is a little
pointless nonetheless. But again I was
never a fan of the Prophecy flicks
even if they are loved by millions.
The acting is
quite good as Kari Wuhrer shows
alot of energy in her role with her
nervous actions, screaming intensity and
her blocking is great during a fighting
scene making her part very realisitic.
Jason Scott Lee pulls his part well
with his frusterations and stern words
with his part in the film.
John Light seems very crafty with
his part as Satan with his still words
and serious attitude.
However, Russell Todd I must say
was the best of them as in which he very
much reminds me of his part as the
Candyman proving he can play
another evil role with his deep voice
which sounded total cold sounding. He
knew how to seem very silent and yet
brutal and menacing.
There's a full naked woman
in bed at an apartment suite.
Somebloody stabbings and
gunshots but that's about it.
Joel Soisson really
knew how to make his direction very dark
by showing small clips in the begging
with supporting actor Boris Petroff
taking out a book and trying to read it
with the camera looking up at him while
reading the book about how the world is
ending speaking a different language with
good close up effects on the words
forming on the pages and then showing him
dropping dead.
We have a good close up shot on bit part
actress Daria Ciobanu as a
little girl throwing a basketball at a
metal fence along and then getting
distracted along with a camera shot
looking up on John Light having
a dialogue with her in Spanish.
We also have a good close up shot on
Jason Scott Lee lighting a cigarette
and then loading a shotgun pointing it in
his mouth. There's a good shot on Tony
Todd playing with a slinky and then
looking down face to face with Lee
talking coldly to him after he shoots
himself.
A great shot on Kari Wuhrer on a
balcony with some pigeons and then a good
aggressive reaction on Lee while holding
his gun at her later on telling his plans
for her.
We have a terrific camera shot circling
around both Lee and Wuhrer
when Lee gives her a top and a wig to
disguise herself.
We have a good shot on Wuhrer
looking nervous while walking through a
corridor and then a bit part actor Adrian
Pavlovschi blocks her by putting his
hand next to a wall which almost makes
you jump and showed perfect timing too.
Next we have bit part actor George
Grigore coming up to her and licking
her face which looked creepy.
A perfect close up shot on Wuhrer's
eye blinking and then showing terrific
and shocking clips of disturbing moments
in her life. It was well put together.
Good camera shots on Wuhrer walking in a
dark and abandoned cathedral with a nice
distant and dark shot on Light coming out
from some blinds and then approaching
close up to her with his cold speaking.
There's many good takes on Wuhrer
walking away from the cathedral looking
nervous with a bit part actors Nicu
Constantin and Vasilescu
Valentin running after her.
A nice effect on Wuhrer cradling herself
in a cathedral with lightning striking on
her.
There's a nice spooky moment between Wuhrer
and Nica walking up to her in a
dark room with lightning whispering her
words towards her.
We have a nice dialogue sequence in the
cathedral between Wuhrer and Lee
which looked very peaceful.
A great reaction on Wuhrer
pounding on a car door screaming
hysterically with a shot on Lee
just sitting there in a trance.
There's a good silent speech by Wuhrer
towards Todd as he does well by
breaking the silence and acting menacing
towards her. Then he does well looking at
her in the face with his icy words to
her.
Another nice artsy moment with Light
stooping on a stool stnading in a trance
while speaking to Wuhrer in a
park.
A nice passing by with Wuhrer in
a park crossing bit part actor Constantin
Barbulescu with him turning his head
to her with an evil look speaking another
language to her and then attacking her
with a knife in which she reacts well to
along with a good shot on her falling to
the ground and turning her body with her
eyes barely open and then her getting up
showing a good fighting battle with him.
We have a nice attacking moment by Todd
slowly walking on an upper floor trying
to search for something and then crashing
down on a glass floor in a wine cellar at
the cathedral against Wuhrer
while she's trying to hide with him
pushing down a rack of wine an d then
following her up a staircase with good
shots on some blood traces as well as
looking at some paper with messages on
him and then growling in anger.
There's great angle shots on Wuhrer
trying to escape on a rooftop.
We have a good scene with Todd
slowly walking towards Wuhrer
and talking evilly to her on the top of
the cathedral and her backing up speaking
fearfully as well as a good shot on her
standing next to the ledge.
Todd does well trying to con Lee
into shooting Wuhrer with her
trying to tell him what lies he tells.
Lee does a good job acting confused and
fearful pointing his rifle to one and the
other with Todd having his
aggressive words to shoot her.
A good slow motion shot on someone
falling from the building with papers
flying all over the place with shots on Todd
yelling in devasation.
Joseph LaDuca shows
many good music and sound effects with
this piece. There's some good screechy
sound effects with some heart thumping
sounds, great chanting sounds by a woman,
some good sharp violin music and trombone
music too and good drum punding too for
the mysterious moments.
There's the odd organ sounding during an
intense moment that involved the
characters Allison punding on a car door
to be let in with Dylan just sitting
there in a trance.
John
Reigart: [holds up Twinkie packet]
I have a weakness for these things.
Allison: Maybe it's the angel-food
cake.
John Reigart: [pause] God
forbid.
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