The Order Movie Review 2003

Dark and logy religious thriller stars a dour and underwhelming Ledger as Alex, a Catholic priest investigating the death of his mentor (Carnelutti). His sleuthing eventually leads to a character known as a "Sin Eater" (Furmann), who literally ingests a wide range of normally unforgivable sins. These sins are represented by creatures similar to those in "Alien," as they also come bursting out of the chests of the unfortunate, but soon to be forgiven, souls. Upbeat subplot involves Alex's roll in the hay with a mentally deranged girl (Sossamon) who once attempted to kill him. What this poor man's "Exorcist" lacks in action, sufficient pacing, and a believable story line, it more than makes up for in gloomy lethargy, heavy-handed dialogue, loopy plotting, and humorless characters.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Nuns & Priests, Rome--Modern, Sanity Check, Grim Reaper

Screenplay

Brian Helgeland

Cast

Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Furmann, Mark Addy, Peter Weller, Francesco Carnelutti

Cinematography

Nicola Pecorini

Director

Brian Helgeland

Music

David Torn

Other

Bernard Bats, Kevin Stitt, Branimir Babic, Domenico Sica, Caroline Harris, Miljen Kreka Kljakovic

Producer

Craig Baumgarten, Brian Helgeland, 20th Century-Fox