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The Seventh Sign (1988)
Rate:
7
Viewed:
12/16
12/16:
There are a lot of things I like about The Seventh Sign, a supernatural apocalyptic picture with similar traits
as The Omen.
The story is compelling to follow, and the acting is terrific. Jürgen Prochnow of Das Boot
fame is effective, getting the ball to roll. And Michael Biehn isn't bad, either. What the heck happened to them after the
80's? It seems like they both fell off the map completely.
I can't fail to mention how good John Taylor III, who has Down syndrome, is as Jimmy Szaragosa, the killer of his parents
because he was following the Word of God. However, convicts with proven intellectual disability (more like below the IQ of
50 or so) can't be executed, no matter what.
Demi Moore was a perfect fit for Ghost based on what she did in The Seventh Sign.
Her acting holds up well, and I've enjoyed her performance. She's also beautiful. What's surprising is I didn't realize
Demi Moore was pregnant this early (she did her famous pose in an issue for Vanity magazine which was published in
1991, but the movie was made in 1988). However, her pregnant appearance, which was actually her first, was faked because
she wasn't far along in the stages, so she wore a prosthetic belly. Either way, it looks convincing.
The story was going well until the execution scene. Then, that's when the movie fell apart. There's no reason for the
priest to pull out the gun from the guard's holster (well, it's more like there was no reason for anyone to have a gun in
the first place at the prison, let alone during the death penalty phase) and aim it at the dead man walking. Regardless of
the minor inconveniences, the execution would've proceeded anyway. So, I wish the filmmakers came up with something else
more plausible.
All in all, if they could fix the climax, my rating of The Seventh Sign would be higher.