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The Prophecy (1995)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
8/12
8/12:
It's a mini-reunion for Christopher Walken, Amanda Plummer, and Eric Stoltz in The Prophecy one year after
Pulp Fiction was made.
They're the most polished actors of the cast who've gone wasted. Viggo Mortensen also appears.
What's Virginia Madsen doing in this stinker? All she does is get in the way.
So many great things could've been done with Christopher Walken. Such a shame. At least, he does something that's
über cool when he's in the morgue and gives a "shh" before setting the body on fire. It's a classic Christopher Walken
moment.
The chief reason for the downfall is the mumbo jumbo story as I didn't understand any of it for a while. Viggo Mortensen's
character may have explained it, but I had been in the dark most of the time. By the time the mystery is cleared up, it's
too late.
When Gabriel finally seized the opportunity to take the girl's soul, why didn't he go "shh" on the two characters
who were standing in his way? It would've been simple, ending the film right there. What does the whole thing have to
do with American Indians? Is it supposed to be related to Christianity? Why is Gabriel interested in
Colonel's soul? I'm sure there are others in the world who are as evil.
The angels fight each other over one measly soul to settle the thousand-year war in order to please God. Really? Um, why?
Gabriel has a keen sense of smell, so why not do it with Mary instead of asking her questions? And he has a servant,
who's barely dead, to drive the car for him? Remember when Simon threw Uziel out of the window. Then, he's met by a speeding
car that rammed him to the wall in the alley. I must ask this: what is it doing there going so fast? Also, why is the kid
happy to be randomly smacked by a green ball?
All in all, thanks to the talking monkeys who decided to make The Prophecy, Christopher Walken's potential of
evilness was barely tapped.