Directed by:
Carl SchultzCinematography:
Juan Ruiz AnchíaComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow, Peter Friedman, Akosua Busia, Harry Basil, John Heard, Ian Buchanan, John Walcutt, Lee Garlington, Richard Devon (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Abby Quinn, a young woman who discovers that she and her unborn child play a terrifying part in the chain of events destined to end the world. Already troubled with a difficult pregnancy, Abby grows more distraught when she and her husband (Michael Biehn, Aliens) rent their studio apartment to David, a mysterious drifter (Jurgen Prochnow, Das Boot). Now submerged in violent metaphysical experiences, Abby realizes that David is carrying out the mystical prophecies of Judgement Day and that she has been chosen as the instrument of The Seventh Sign. But can one woman alone stand between the wrath of God and the future of mankind? (Via Vision Entertainment)
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It's a light horror film that winks at its more famous predecessors (The Exorcist, The Omen, Rosemary's Baby) and at the same time it wants to be original and bring something of its own into the genre, which it also partially succeeds at. The problem is, sometimes it looks solidly theatrical, at other times like cheesy TV (almost like an episode of Beyond Belief), and despite the rather short runtime it occasionally feels tedious, and for a few of twists the screenwriters deserve... Still, I don't feel like The Seventh Sign robbed me of an hour and a half of my life, because sometime some scenes are (un)pleasantly chilling (if I had seen the film sometime during puberty, I'd probably like it a lot more) and the ending is great. Demi Moore is fine.
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What a colossal waste of time this nonsense is. The cast may be worth paying attention, but don't expect great performances. Once Michael Biehn takes off his military uniform, it's all downhill for there, and don't even get me started on Demi Moore's histrionics. She is possibly even more embarrassing than her artificially made belly. And even the promised and conceptually inevitable Armageddon is not worth anything. The ending is dull and unremarkable, numerous situations do not correspond with each other, some scenes seem unnecessary, and everything is topped off with a dreadful television feeling. Stay away.
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