Director: Gregory Widen
Writer: Gregory Widen (Screenplay)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Plummer
Plot: 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.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Solid Religious Battle Film
Story: The Prophecy starts as we learn of an ancient war between angels in heaven where Simon (Stoltz) is in search for the only people that can stop the angel Gabriel (Walken) destroying any chance of humans getting to heaven. Former priest turned detective Thomas Dagget (Koteas) leads the investigation into strange amounts of crime striking the city.
Thomas must face his lost faith and the visions that made him leave the priesthood in the first place, as he searches for the one person a little girl Mary (Snyder) that can stop Gabriel’s path of destruction.
Thoughts on The Prophecy
Characters/Performance – Gabriel is the angel sent from to stop humans rising to heaven, he is cold, calculated and determined to win the war within heaven. Thomas is a former priest turned detective who must now question his lost faith to stop a war he was destined to fight. Katherine is the teacher that must work with Thomas to save Mary and stop Gabriel.
Performance wise, Christopher Walken is an inspired choice for an evil angel because he has the perfect emotionless face for evil. Koteas is good but doesn’t reach the full level of its potential in his performance. Madsen is good in this supporting role in this film.
Story – The story of waring angels in heaven is always interesting one because we see how the people involved in the battle must question their faith. This one follows Gabriel on his search for the strongest as he goes out to fight his greatest battle and we follow the humans that can stop this happening, simple enough.
Action/Crime – The action is all very basic because we go through all the things that can’t kill an angel first. The crime side turns into fantasy investigation case.
Settings – The settings are not made to be anything important apart from the few churches, otherwise it is just random building or deserts.
Special Effects – The effects are all fine but have dated in places which is sad to see.
Final Thoughts – This is an interesting action crime film that enters us into the fantasy world of angels not being the good we think they are.
Overall: Easy to watch fantasy action film.
Rating
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