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The Reaping
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
Release : | 2007 |
Rating : | 5.6 |
Studio : | Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment, |
Crew : | Art Department Coordinator, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Hilary Swank David Morrissey Idris Elba AnnaSophia Robb Stephen Rea |
Genre : | Horror |
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Just perfect...
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
I really liked this movie. I will give them 7 out of 10 stars. I don't know why Netflix give a 2 star out of 5. Similar to Stigmata (1999) movie and the Ninth gate. I was a little lame at the first 5 mins but then it got good.And don't forget Constantine (2005).
The Reaping (2007): Dir: Stephen Hopkins / Cast: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Stephen Rea, AnnaSophia Robb, Idris Elba: Great opportunity to bring conviction to the Biblical plagues but reaps only embarrassment. Hilary Swank plays a woman who defuses miracles with logic until she is summoned to explain a river turned to blood. Apparently this village wants a particular young girl dead claiming her as responsible. Flimsy setup becomes one big laugh. There is nothing scary in this sideshow and it is about as thrilling as a commercial for insect repellent. Directed by Stephen Hopkins who dealt with similar themes in The Ghost and the Darkness although Lost in Space matches it in complete idiocy. Swank carries the film because she asks the right questions but unfortunately she cannot make much sense of it. David Morrissey's presence consists of sleeping with Swank. Stephen Rea plays a Priest because every single film of this nature must have at least one and they must end up dead because that is the rule of these films, I guess. AnnaSophia Robb is embarrassing as demented girl who isn't very popular with the locals. Special effects are on par with its gruesome plagues but the screenplay doesn't quite have as much confidences. View The Exorcist for a superior film with similar themes, otherwise the Biblical plagues are bypassed in favour of typical horror crap that reaps stupidity. Score: 2 ½ / 10
This movie is a breathe of fresh air. I'm surprised it took me this long to watch it. It has a little bit of everything; the supernatural, the ongoing religion vs. science debate, a creepy little girl, and a satanic cult. It was a bit confusing at times, but I still really enjoyed it. Hilary Swank stars as Katherine Winter, a scientist who goes around and disproves the claims of miracles with scientific explanations. She is asked by Doug Blackwell to visit a small town called Haven that is thought to be under a Biblical plague caused by a young girl named Loren. Is there a scientific explanation as to why the rivers have turned to blood and raining frogs, or is it a supernatural cause of Biblical proportions? I highly recommend THE REAPING!!!
The shock ending is telegraphed in the first ten minutes of the movie. As a matter of fact every point of the plot is telegraphed to you through out the entirety of this "film". The PG-13 rating doesn't help, it automatically limits its audience to people who cant get into an R rated movie. A PG-13 rating also limits the plot to some watered down toothless drivel so as to comply with the Ratings Board. I don't know, I guess if you want to have a church youth group lock-in in the church's basement, like you could show this movie and no one would be too frightened or offended, is that a compliment or an insult? I don't know, maybe your'e on some weird airplane that shows movies from the early 2000's and your choices are The Reaping or For The Love Of The Game, I guess you could do worse than this movie.