This is yet another biblically based film that addresses the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus Christ. It's not a horror movie, but a mystery thriller that works great and appeals to our most elemental emotional feelings. The film makes a mixture of Christian and Jewish elements and beliefs that may not seem very cool but the heart of the story is closely associated with the prophecy of the Book of Revelation, in particular the verses concerning the seven seals. Of course, the story starts from this base but then takes on other contours and creative freedoms, while making everything more intimate and personal thanks to Abby (a main character played by Demmy Moore in an excellent performance), a young girl who wants to be a mother very much But has a painful history of miscarriages. This young woman ends up getting directly involved with the issue, becoming the victim of events beyond her control. This gives the audience a clear sense of support for the young woman, holding our attention to the end. Michael Biehn did well in the role of Abby's husband, although the character has very little value for the story. Jürgen Prochnow made a good performance in the role of David, the mysterious abbot of Abby who, in fact, is Jesus in disguise. The special, visual and sound effects of the film are quite satisfying and help at the time of the most amazing scenes.

This is not a perfect movie, but I think it is better than many reviewers -- either professionals or our amateur colleagues here -- give it credit for.Let's start with the cast. Demi Moore has had a career that has been somewhat up and down, and maybe a little more down than up. But in a few films I thought she did quite well, and this is one of them. I was not impressed at all with Michael Biehn as Moore's husband. I'm not familiar enough with him as an actor to make an overall judgement, but this was not a very convincing job. Jürgen Prochnow does alright here as three different characters, but not well enough that I want to see him in other films. I feel the same was about Peter Friedman, here in a double role. I thought Manny Jacobs did rather well in a small, but key role, but I don't see where he has remained very active as an actor. So let's summarize the cast -- it's "okay". Nothing stand out good or stand out bad.Special effects. There are some, and none are impressive...well, the earthquake scenes are handled fairly well...but everything else is marginal. For example, snow in the desert...looked really fake. The hail storm...obviously ice from an ice machine.The story line. I think it's a fairly decent version of the old apocalypse tale -- the end is near -- and here, only Demi Moore can stave it off. What I do think is clever is the way they tie the apocalypse in with a death sentence for a retarded man; that was pretty clever. Should you watch it. Well, as I said, it's better than it's given credit for, but at best an average film. I can take it or leave it. I've given it a weak "7".

Trying to go easy during her pregnancy, a couple renting a room to a stranger come to believe he's an Apocalyptic messenger tied to her baby's birth and race to stop the signs of the Apocalypse from occurring.When this one came up some good stuff, it wasn't that bad at all. What this one gets right is the first half's gradual build-up of the biblical lamentations, which sets up the mood here quite nicely throughout the first half. Beginning with her dreams and visions of her traveling to the different churches seeing the varying figures and apocalyptic flashes throughout to the different scenes of her tracking him into the church all the while continuing to flesh out the visions and what they mean. As they allow the film t carry out the rather impressive storyline here that progressively grows in seriousness which makes for a far more lively time here building up the rather impressive and well-detailed apocalyptic storyline. There's a lot of fun to come here from this with the last hour as the final signs of the Apocalypse coming true basically being just one big action scene. Starting with the rather nice falling hail scene in the middle of the day with a huge swarm flying down and breaking nearly everything in sight leaving it with a great spectacle, there's the glorious revelation scene that is a wonderful reversal on everything, a great battle in the church and then the greatness of the gunfight in the prison as well as the structure- damaging earthquake which brings more action and stunt work than it should. These here are what make this one enjoyable as this did have one main flaw to it that would be the incredibly long and mostly dull beginning. While it's not completely terrible, the beginning to this one gets really tiresome quickly due to the fact that it seems like a pre-natal drama more than a horror film, since it's mostly about their pregnancy and the complications that keep happening from her visions and everything else that's going on that's not the most entertaining. This one is sorely lacking in the beginning because it's not entirely fun to watch a couple argue about their pregnancy over and over again and then shift focus to include brief scenes such as her shopping for clothes or furniture by herself which just make them stand out even more how dull they are. The inclusion of the mysterious stranger signals the start of it all, but this soon leads nowhere since nothing is brought up with it then switches over to the Apocalyptic storyline while still keeping one foot in the baby stuff, and it just takes forever to get going. If something were to happen beyond the rather weak visions and dreams, then it wouldn't be as bad but that's all we're given in this, and it can make for some really dull stuff at times. Otherwise, this one wasn't that bad.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence and Nudity.

Supernatural thriller about the apocalypse. Demi Moore is married to Michael Biehn and they're expecting a baby. Mysterious drifter Jürgen Prochnow shows up and rents a room from them. Meanwhile, all around the world various natural disasters are occurring which seem to signal that the End Times are nigh. The Vatican sends a priest (Peter Friedman) to investigate but he seems to have an agenda of his own.The incorporation of the Wandering Jew legend into the story is the best part. Moore's character makes several leaps of logic to service the plot and there are more than a few contrivances, especially towards the end. The subplot about a young man with down syndrome sentenced to be executed for murdering his incestuous parents opens the movie up to ridicule. They really should have rethought that part. It's an entertaining movie but, with a couple of changes, it could have been a very good one. Still, worth recommending you check it out.