Release
Date:
October 16th, 2007 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Stephen Hopkins
Screenwriter: Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia
Robb, Stephen Rea Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Preview: Thousands of
years ago there was a series
of bizarre occurrences that
many believed to have been
the Ten Biblical Plagues. No
one thought they could
happen again. Until now
Review: Not since
the movie Stigmata has there
been an amazing
religious-themed thriller
such as The Reaping that
once again challenges
Christian belief! Look past
any controversy this movie
dukes out with Bible
thumping crazies, and try to
appreciate it for it's true
cinematic pleasure. You will
NOT be disappointed. This
movie is a white knuckle
thrill ride for those of us
who enjoy a good scare...more
The Reaping Release
Date:
April 5, 2007 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Stephen Hopkins
Screenwriter: Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia
Robb, Stephen Rea Genre: Supernatural Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for violence, disturbing images and some sexuality) Official Website: TheReapingmovie.com
| APlagueonYou.com
Plot Summary: In "The Reaping," Hilary Swank
plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith after her family was
tragically killed, and has since become a world renowned expert in disproving
religious phenomena. But when she investigates a small Louisiana town that is
suffering from what appear to be the Biblical plagues, she realizes that science
cannot explain what is happening and she must regain her faith to combat the
dark forces threatening the community.
EN 5 Second Review:
Formulaic and not very good at that, the only redeeming quality being
Swank's puppies in a tank top being prominently featured.
An
effectively unsettling mix of Southern gothic and Old Testament hugger-mugger Stephen Rey: Philadelphia Enquirer
Director Stephen Hopkins knows how to make audiences jump
(one of his credits: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5), and The Reaping jolts
and jars like a good old scary movie. Peter Levy's cinematography is
especially fine, with lush and startling overhead shots (a red river
winding through the speckled green of bayou country)....more
The
film succumbs to the plague of clichés -- things
suddenly leaping into the frame, screeching sound effects,
and a gag that must have been old by the time Moses hit
puberty: Look at this freaky stuff! Oh, it's only a dream Kyle Smith: New York Post
THE Ten Plagues of Hollywood: The ledgers bleed with red
ink, the audience is treated like diseased cattle, sequels
and remakes breed like locusts, and lo, the firstborn of
every Eisner and Reitman and Kasdan did make unto us all the
films. As for the other six plagues, this is Tinseltown. Who
has the attention span?...more
The
Reaping proves that you reap what you sow, and what
these particular screenwriters have sown is just another
word for manure Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"The Reaping" is a list movie. Ludicrous and overstuffed, it
plows through the Big 10 of Biblical plagues, from blood to
frogs to flies to pestilent cattle to lice to boils to
locusts to darkness to fire from the sky to death of the
firstborn. Watching it is like watching the recent
CGI-crazed "Mummy" films simultaneously, with the
death-of-the-firstborn angle thrown in as a bonus...more
Release
Date:
April 5, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
Formulaic and not very good at that, the only redeeming quality being
Swank's puppies in a tank top being prominently featured.
An
effectively unsettling mix of Southern gothic and Old Testament hugger-