Revelation |
  • USA / Canada • 1999 • 98m •    • Directed by: André van Heerden. • Starring: Jeff Fahey, Tony Nappo, Carol Alt, Leigh Lewis, Nick Mancuso, David Roddis, Marium Carvell, Rick Demas, Patrick Gallagher, Rothaford Gray, Bruce McFee, Corry Carpf, Chloe Randle-Reis. • Music by: Gary Koftinoff.    Counter-terrorism expert Thorold Stone is still trying to put the pieces of his life together. His wife and daughter were among those who vanished in the rapture. In the course of his investigation of an underground resistance movement, he discovers a conspiracy that leads right to the heart of the new global order. Would a true Messiah lie? And if he is not the true Messiah, then who is this new Supreme Leader. What has he done with his family? Could he really be the antichrist, fulfilling Bible prophecy like the resistance members claim?
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Okay, its hard to review "Revelation" as just a movie without tipping one's hand about its religious point of view. So, to be fair, fundamentalist Christians are likely to be entertained by this film. If you happen to fall into the majority of the world's population that isn't Christian, or the even larger majority that isn't fundamentalist Christian, you'll get a glimpse into the eerie world of apocolyptic Christian prophecy (or, even worse, a glimpse into what happens when no gay people are involved in the making of a major motion picture).
Its clearly good guybad guy, black and white, good vs. evil (not a problem in and of itself). However, I think most people are at a loss about exactly what they would do if given the choice between 1) surrendering to the authority of an evil anti-christ or 2) putting up with the self-righteous banter of the films' good guys. Isn't there a door #3? What happened to all the Buddhists?
An over-the-top performance from a queeny John Lithgow-wannabe playing the anti-christ's right-hand man doesn't help. Amateurish elements pop-up periodically. Real life TV televangelists show up on the television throughout the film. This is where the film becomes truly unbelievable. Instead of hitting the remote control, the characters in this film actually watch them! Even more unbelievably, the televangelists are on the t.v. screen for more than 30 seconds without even once hitting the audience up for cash.
Review by leecushing from the Internet Movie Database.
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