Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

fedor8 In spite of the many logic holes and silly stuff going on, this is a decent Bible horror film. There is constantly something going on, and that certainly makes up for some cretinous moments. After all, this is just your typical God-vs-Stan malarkey so why nit-pick? Many religious people never nit-pick when it comes to the Holy Bible, so why do it here? Yes, Furlong's somber "little helpers" are constantly appearing out of nowhere, seemingly having sufficient powers to do just about anything - and yet Donovan, who just drives around in a car doing some half-baked detective work, ultimately manages to beat Stan. But who cares? The film is watchable.Sure, Edward Furlong looks like someone attached a beard onto the face of a 12 year-old boy. No matter how old this man(?) gets, he never seems to reach puberty, which is why I question the intelligence in casting him in TV as a villain. The great irony is that the filmmakers use a different boy to portray Furlong's character when he was a 12 year-old, molested by his priest father. The joke is that they could have just as easily let Furlong play those flashback scenes: just remove that silly beard they glued to his baby face and you've got a guy who not only looks like 12 but maybe even younger. 8? Possibly. In fact, Furlong is so effeminate he could play roles of either sex. Just as long as casting directors remember not to confuse things: "he can play any sex, but NOT any age".To be somewhat fair, Furlong didn't even bother me that much in his early TV appearances, when he first confronted Donovan and the townfolk. However, some moron decided that Furlong's character should later become a movie cliché, being manic in the classic Jack Nicholson tradition, complete with silly screaming and over-acting. Furlong screaming is definitely not something I wanted to see and hear again. After all, I still have traumas from his annoying "Terminator 2" yelping. He hadn't hit puberty yet then, and 15 years later his voice still has that annoying pre-puberty "cackle". The "great finale", with Furlong over-playing his character, hurt the movie quite a bit.A word of advice: apart from avoding casting mere boys as men, I would also suggest to Hollywood's filmmakers to quit casting over-the-top plastic-surgery-ravaged faces like that of Priscilla Barnes (who plays the sheriff's wife) to play simple rural townfolk. I very much doubt there are (m)any 50+ small-town sheriffs' wives who look like grotesquely deformed Beverly Hills harlots. This was very annoying and took me out of the movie as much as Furlong's Jack Nicholson impersonation.And another thing about Furlong: dwarfs do not convincing demons make.

Elswet I'm a fan of horror. I'm also a fan of Eddie Furlong. II'm not typically a fan of Christian horrors/thrillers, although some of the very best have been of that sub-genre. The Exorcist line stands as a shining example.This work comes across more like it wants to document than entertain. Normally, and under the right circumstances, that would be acceptable, but considering the subject matter this work presents, I found it both disturbing and reminiscent of the Blair Witch Project.However, the low budget is a contributor to this otherwise preachy Bible-thumper, which attempt to document, but can only amuse. At least...that is as the situation appears on the surface. Once the movie draws to a conclusion, you may find a better (if not greater) appreciation of this work.With a few good ideas, and the endurance of a two-hour sermon, I'm not sure the casual movie-goer can stomach it. This one takes a die hard fan of the sub-genre of Christian horror/thriller to find this really engrossing, but there IS a compelling story, some great performances, and artful cinematic brilliance by DoP Glynn Speeckaert. Honestly, Speekaert's contribution is the one shining light of this production.The story is simple. Miracles are being worked in the small town of Antioch. The question is, "By whom, how, and why?" Well, whomever he turns out to be, he's wearing Eddie Furlong's face.This was fun, though not greatly so, and rates a 6.5/10 from...the Fiend :.

dk-hipkins From the perspective of someone who has read numerous Peretti books, including The Visitation, I have to say that I'm quite pleased to see his books coming to film. However, there was much to this one that was left out that would have drastically enhanced the movie. It ran under 2 hours and could have easily gone a bit longer with a few blanks filled such that it flowed a little better.I think the ultimate message was maintained, but still it did leave a bit to be desired for me. I remember a similar feeling about seeing Congo after reading the book, although this movie (unlike Congo) didn't totally suck.

moviemaster This is a cut above a lot of the movies of this genre.... call them "Omanesque." They usually fall into one of two categories: Some defrocked priest is confronted by the devil and is reborn....or The whole thing is just a big hoax and the devil-likes are nothing but clever cons. I was afraid, for some time, that this movie was going to fall into the latter category. It didn't. But it didn't fall completely into the drivel that usually occurs when the "lost one" discovers a biblical god again. Close. The special effects were pretty good. The plot had some holes but not as big as a lot of these movies. No jumping cats out of closets with the attendant crash of cymbals. Drama level was high and the interest in the primary characters is also...unlike so many, when you feel like, "oh, who cares? Let 'em go to the devil." I had genuine empathy for our hero and heroine. My only problem with the whole category is that I think it re-enforces the idea that if some statuary starts weeping...it's a miracle! And god will save the sinner. Life is a little more complex than that.