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This ominous apocalypse thriller sports a fairly ambitious but ultimately confusing plot involving a prophecy which proclaims that the return of Satan will be precipitated by the arrival of eighteen p... read more read more...hysically-perfect angelic beings. In order to fulfill the prophecy, a secret sect of Etruscan monks conspire with an obsessed geneticist to artificially manufacture the requisite number of perfect specimens, with the only setback being the lack of a suitably beautiful face for each of the eighteen clones. To complete the equation, the monks devise a plan by which they can obtain faces from unsuspecting "donors." The last of the potential candidates is lovely model Rachael Leigh Cook who, after a bizarre series of events beginning with her mother's death, finds herself in the monks' evil clutches. Decent production design gives some class to this direct-to-video production, together with good performances and a pervasive sense of doom. The film ultimately falls short of cult-classic status due to an excessive amount of irrelevant and frequently unresolved subplots -- particularly one involving the family cat. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: William Bindley

Release Date: October 6, 1998

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 13, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    Very Beautiful Movie with Rachael Leigh Cook.
  • Lyndaofwirral
    January 30, 2011
    Lyndaofwirral
    One of the, now common, "doom foretold" horror films in the school of classic, The Omen. This one can't quite make it's mind up whether it's here to scare us or shoecase Rachel Leigh Cook's good looks and modelling talent as she slightly spookily plays a central character who is ... read moremeant to be a few years younger than her. Though not without its flaws, the film has a stong cast, a fair amount of satanic atmosphere occurring and, whilst not offering anything remotely original, should be enjoyable to fans of the genre.
  • midnight2100
    April 27, 2007
    midnight2100
    my face is on the international cover for this movie. i helped make it. was supposed to have the role of lucifer, but parents said no since i was a minor.
  • nanoqna
    December 31, 2006
    nanoqna
    its only ok i thought i was gonna like it. its kind of predictable. some of it is scary but a lot of it is iboring.

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Emanuel Levy
August 14, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Brian Webster
January 1, 2000
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

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A.E. Souzis
May 9, 2003
A.E. Souzis, PopMatters

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May 29, 2001
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