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16 out of 26 people found the following review useful:
Good acting and a refreshingly un-tested ending, 5 July 2003
Author: Patrik Engstrom from Stockholm, Sweden

Unlike many others, I thoroughly enjoy this movie, it has many inconsistencies and it is no fair representation of The Book of Revelations or Christian mythology. However, the acting is good on most parts and the story in itself is thrilling. The best part is the end, though! My guess is that the producers did not use a test audience or they would have chosen a much sweeter and uninteresting ending.

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8 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Very underrated movie; Jurgen Prochnow, wow!, 1 July 2007

Author: cynthiacher-1 from United States

Most critics wrote this movie off simply because it was a supernatural or horror film. I didn't have high hopes for it myself, but I watched it because I like the actor Jurgen Prochnow. And I was pleasantly surprised. The movie itself looks good; a lot of films of this type look cheap and flimsy, but not this one. The story was cohesive, suspenseful, eerie and had some truly skillful acting. There is the always good Michael Biehn as the husband and the two young actors Manny Jacobs and John Taylor are standouts. Even Demi Moore, an actress I normally find irritating, comes off well here. She played a pregnant woman and was pregnant herself, which certainly added a dimension to the nervous Abby. But it is Jurgen Prochnow who truly makes an impression; his eyes, his face, his voice are so expressive of the character. I won't reveal more, but let's just say a lot of actors have played this role, and this is one of the most believable interpretations of it that I've ever seen. Rent this movie!

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16 out of 27 people found the following review useful:
An extraordinarily gripping movie, 15 April 2001

Author: maralex from Lincolnshire, England

I've come to this movie late, and have no idea how I missed it on its release as it's the sort of film I like to watch. In fact, it was far better than most movies of this genre, and not only was I gripped by the clever weaving together of the various complex threads of the plot, I was also very moved, particularly by the ending. Demi Moore was better than usual as the pregnant Abby, but it was certainly Jurgen Prochnow's performance as the strange boarder that Abby and her husband take into their home, that turned this into such an extraordinarily gripping and ultimately uplifting movie. Try and catch it.

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10 out of 17 people found the following review useful:
Another film about the end of the world, 12 March 2006

Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England

When it comes to religious horror films where a female takes the lead role; there are two contenders, namely The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby. The Seventh Sign is bound to be compared to those two masterpieces often, and it will lose out every time. This Demi Moore vehicle isn't essentially a bad film; but it doesn't have a lot going for it, and serves as merely just another addition to already overpopulated horror sub-genre. This film sets its scope broader than the likes of The Exorcist, and rather than making a personal battle the centre of the piece, we follow the fate of the entire world. The Seventh Sign takes its plot from the idea of the seven signs of the apocalypse from the book of Revelations. As strange events begin to happen around the globe, the church is acting very strangely by trying to pass them off with scientific reasons. For one woman, however, the signs are very real; as the seventh sign will be the birth of her child. As the world draws nearer to oblivion, only a heavily pregnant Demi Moore and some dorky kid with huge glasses can save the day...

The plot isn't a bad base for a horror film, despite being unoriginal, but the way that the film is set out really lets it down. There isn't much suspense in The Seventh Sign, and as the plot is spoon-fed to the audience; it's easy to know what's going on all the time...which makes watching it a bit pointless. I could have pretty much guessed the ending before seeing the film. The way that it takes in ideas from the bible is good, however, as it gives the plot some kind of credibility; and the way that it veers away from demons and black magic ensures this further. But then again, the fact that it tries to keep the plot grounded in reality makes the film more boring than it should have been...and going out on a limb more often may have ultimately helped Carl Schultz's film. Demi Moore takes the lead role, and it's easy to believe that this film was made just for her. Not because she fits the role so well or anything; just because the entire piece feels like an excuse to have her on screen. Michael Biehn stars opposite and gives one of his trademark forgettable performances in a movie that I won't be remembering for long. The Seventh Sign does have its moments...just not many. Only see this if you have literally seen everything else.

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12 out of 21 people found the following review useful:
Well-made, intelligent thriller, 23 July 2001
Author: Alan Katz from NYC

"The Seventh Sign" is an intelligent and atmospheric horror film, although "religious thriller" would probably be a more apt description. It is has many creepy moments, and what's interesting is that the fear caused by the film is God-inspired, unlike so many films in the genre. This is a movie that has a thoroughly disturbing tone, the same level of pervading dread that made "The Exorcist," "The Omen," and the underrated Roman Polanski film, "The Ninth Gate" so successful. The acting and writing are solid; there are good performances from Demi Moore and Michael Biehn. Peter Friedman is excellent as a tortured priest. If you're in the mood for a thought-provoking thriller, check out "The Seventh Sign."

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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
Supernatural mystery with an excellent performance by Demi Moore., 25 January 2007

Author: ma-cortes

The picture concerns about a pregnant woman (an actually pregnant Demi Moore) living with his husband(Michael Biehn). She realizes which the strange boarder(Jurgen Prochnow) in her home and the fantastic goings-on that are happening are united to the ¨Book of Revelation¨ and some prophecies connected to her unborn son . She gets drawn into a cobweb of mysterious events. Nowadays she only can stop the destruction of the world like is said in ¨The commentaries of the Apocalypse of Saint John¨. Around the world emerge various signs from Biblic omens . A Vatican emissary priest(Peter Friedman)is dedicated to investigate the bizarre deeds .

It's a spiritual triller skillfully narrated with bit action but quite entertaining. Strikingly designed with little exterior scenarios exception of the freeze village and African outdoors. This polished film provides chills, thrills in lively mystery. It's rich and dark though sometimes confusing. The film belongs to supernatural prophecy sub-genre ( along with : ¨The omen¨, ¨The Body¨ , among others ). Esoteric music and excessive use of synthesizer by Jack Nitzsche ( Starman,Jewel of Nile,Razor's edge). Colorful cinematography full of shades and lights by Spanish Juan Ruiz Anchia (Close range,House of game,River runs black). The motion picture is well directed by Carl Schulz (usual television picture director). It's one of the most unusual supernatural movie from the 80s and certainly one of the most unsettling.

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Entertaining slick supernatural thriller., 27 August 2008

Author: Lucien Lessard from Canada

Abby Quinn (Demi Moore) is a polite, caring, young woman. Which she's married to a hard-working lawyer (Michael Biehn) and Abby is also expecting her first child. But then an mysterious stranger by the name of David (Jurgen Prochnow) comes to rent their studio apartment. But Abby slowly realized that David isn't what he seems to be and David is actually an avenging angel bringing seven signs of the Apocalyspe to come.

Directed by Carl Schultz made an intriguing supernatural thriller with strong performances by Moore and especially Prochnow. This slick looking production has an terrific, haunting music score by Oscar-Winner:Jack Nitzsche (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stand by Me, Starman) and great looking cinematography by Juan Ruiz Anchia (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Jungle Book, Spartan).

The original DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an good Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound. This film was an box office disappointment in the spring of 1988. But it somewhat went on to be a Cult Classic. "The Seventh Sign" is slow-moving at times but it's occasionally eerie and unexpectedly touching as well. "The Seventh Sign" may not be the greatest supernatural thriller of all time but it's certainly better and smarter than most. Panavision. (****/*****).

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9 out of 17 people found the following review useful:
The omens, 17 May 2005

Author: dbdumonteil

"The seventh sign" borrows a lot from "Rosemary's baby" and "the omen" (it actually blends the two stories).Even its title recalls Bergman' s "the seventh seal" .

Nevertheless,it begins well enough,with all the omens scattered on the whole earth,and in parallel ,a -seemingly- distinct plot with Moore's husband trying to save a poor boy (who killed his parents who were brother and sister)from death penalty.This time,both Christian and Jewish religions are called to the rescue (even the Wandering Jew is involved),which makes the lines sometimes unintentionally funny (Have you ever been to Sunday school? But they taught me that God was love!).The best scene IMHO ,is the short dialog between priest John Heard -who does not seem to take things seriously ,too bad he was not given a more important part because his laid-back acting is priceless-and the young Jew.

Demi Moore probably registered the same desire as ex-husband Bruce Willis :saving the world.She does not save the movie for all that.

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Unoriginal and lilting, 9 July 2011

Author: oriredle from Israel

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This movie sadly, was made in 1988, after a long line of The Exorcist and The Oman wannabe movies parroted and exhausted every possible "the end of days" cliché in the book. The creators, obviously, have thought that repeating them once more was worth a shot, and created a movie that tries very hard to be a "the end of days" movie for all tastes - a bit of horror, a sniff of creepy-signs-are-accumulating, a whiff of The Omen, A smidgen of the messenger of God (with a fashionable 80's do), and so on. Nothing is being followed through in a convincing manner.

It tries to be original in one respect - into the Seven Seals them - a purely Christian-mythology them - it tries to mix a little fake-Jewish tradition. It doesn't mix well, and the "Jewish" aspect remains at the level of the soundtrack and, anyway, is completely forgotten half-way into the movie.

Michael Biehn is annoyingly over-acting is usual, if that's any consolation.

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Quiet Classic, 7 October 2010

Author: nodaktoaz from Illinois

Other than perhaps "Ghost," Demi Moore at her best. The underrated Michail Biehn plays her husband, and is equally on top of his game. Jurgen Prochnow appears to be creepy at the outset, but proves to be anything but. This is a great flick for an evening of no interruptions, as it starts a bit vague but quickly picks up speed, and must be followed closely to get the full effect. The ending is one of the finest that the motion picture industry has ever had to offer, but again, close attention must be paid in order to fully appreciate. Next time your plans get cancelled or the weather is going to turn nasty, rent this one and pull up a couch.

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