The Prophecy Movie Review 1995

Modern variation of "Paradise Lost" carries a heavy load including possession, Native American mythology, and Walken as the archangel Gabriel. Not surprisingly, it stumbles under the weight. Gabriel is at odds with good angel Simon (Stolz) over the souls of humans, a battle that has its final showdown in a small Arizona community and crosses the paths of homicide detective Thomas Dagget (Koteas) and school teacher Katherine (Madsen). Successfully mixes humor and horror, but biblical jargon can lose horror fans just looking for a cheap thrill. Directorial debut of screenwriter Widen.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Cops, Angels, Devils, Native America, Death & the Afterlife, Hearts!

Screenplay

Gregory Widen

Cast

Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Amanda Plummer, Viggo Mortensen

Cinematography

Bruce Douglas Johnson, Richard Clabaugh

Director

Gregory Widen

Music

David Williams

Producer

Joel Soisson, W.K. Border, Don Phillips, First Look Pictures, Neo Motion Pictures, Dimension Films