Based on the novel by Dean Koontz, this action packed thriller features Bruce Greenwood as a MacGyver-loving private detective hired to protect a little boy from a fanatical religious cult that believe he is the Antichrist foretold in the book of Revelation.This film has a relatively low rating and I am not sure why. I rather enjoyed it. Sure, there are a few twists that might be predictable, but the overall story is pretty good and the acting is just fine (though I found the boy to be rather weak at times).Lost classic? No. But really, I thought it was pretty good and the kind of early 1990s cheese that we just can never get enough of.

Okay, maybe a six is too high of a rating, but just the chance to see Bruce with a mullet was worth the cost to rent the DVD.I read the book a long time ago, but remember that Dean didn't write a cheap rip-off of the "Omen", which is what Hollywood decided to do with the original story. Sorry, but it would have been more fun and original if they had stuck with Dean's version.End-Time stories were more popular prior to Y2K, so most folks won't even pick this one up, but Bruce gives it his best as always, so for his hardcore fans, go ahead and invest in the cost of a rent or eBay buy.

I must admit "Servants of Twilight" is a whole lot better than I originally expected! This faithful adaptation of Dean Koontz' religiously occult novel is fairly engaging, reasonably suspenseful and it benefices from good acting performances by underrated B-actors like Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken and Grace Zabriskie. My initial thoughts were rather skeptic, as the directors-duo Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter were previously responsible for cheesy horror-turkeys like "The Dorm that Dripped Blood" and "The Kindred" and those flicks aren't exactly famous for their unbearable level of tension. "Servants of Twilight" is a world of difference, as the film closely follows Koontz's original story lines and clearly cuts back on the amount of graphic violence. Greenwood stars as a brilliant private detective who's hired by single mother Christine Scavello because some scary old woman threatens to kill her 6-year-old son Joey. The old lady is the leader of a fanatic religious cult, called the Church of Twilight, and she firmly believes little Joey is the illegitimate son of Satan and that he must be stopped before he gains enough powers to bring the world to an end. The religious freaks mean serious business and undertake several attempts to kill the child. Detective Charlie and his assistants flee towards Santa Barbara for safety, but the cult-members easily follow them everywhere they go. He does everything he can to protect Joey, but is he really as innocent as he looks? After all, what's the real story with his unknown father and why does little Joey draws such sinister pictures? Unquestionably the greatest aspect about the story is how Joey and his mother are continuously portrayed as helpless victims, but there's always some doubt whether or not he isn't really the Antichrist. At the same time Grace and her docile church members are depicted as malevolent & relentless child-murderers, but they're beliefs are so convincing and well stated. Especially the first half of the film is tense and exciting, with a handful of solid action scenes and intelligent dialogs. The entire second half, including the rather silly climax, is much weaker. The plot takes some severely implausible twists and quickly becomes very tedious. Still, "Servants of Twilight" is an overall entertaining little thriller, warmly recommended to both fans of Dean Koontz's writing talents and modest B-movies.

One of the reviews here stated that this movie wasn't scary. I have to disagree with that. Anytime there's a little boy/girl involved with the dark lord, unless the acting is SO poor, or the plot so riddled with holes, it's usually scary. HOW scary?.....well that's a matter of opinion. I, however, found this flick to be "7" scary on a scale from 1 to 10. I don't think it was predictable at all...... and without giving away any secrets I would recommend this to ANY Sci-Fi/Horror fan. It was well done, well acted and I thought the script was well written for what it is! Check it out!