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5 April 2007 (USA)
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Thousands of years ago there was a series of bizarre occurrences that many believed to have been the Ten Biblical Plagues. No one thought they could happen again. Until now. more
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A former Christian missionary, who specializes in debunking religious phenomena, investigates a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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Idris Elba joins cast of Marvel Studios' Thor
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Hilary Swank honored today with Hollywood Actress Award at Hollywood Film Fest
(From pretty-scary. 26 October 2009, 11:36 AM, PDT)
(From The Geek Files. 23 November 2009, 4:42 AM, PST)
Hilary Swank honored today with Hollywood Actress Award at Hollywood Film Fest
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What God Hath Wrought: A Very Watchable Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hilary Swank | ... | Katherine |
 | David Morrissey | ... | Doug |
 | Idris Elba | ... | Ben |
 | AnnaSophia Robb | ... | Loren McConnell |
 | Stephen Rea | ... | Father Costigan |
 | William Ragsdale | ... | Sheriff Cade |
 | John McConnell | ... | Mayor Brooks |
 | David Jensen | ... | Jim Wakeman |
| Yvonne Landry | ... | Brynn Wakeman |
 | Samuel Garland | ... | William Wakeman |
| Myles Cleveland | ... | Kyle Wakeman |
 | Andrea Frankle | ... | Maddie McConnell |
 | Mark Lynch | ... | Brody McConnell |
 | Stuart Greer | ... | Gordon |
| Lara Grice | ... | Isabelle |
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Rated R for violence, disturbing images and some sexuality.
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99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Ireland:15A |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Singapore:M18 |
Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Germany:16 |
USA:R (certificate #43267) |
Italy:VM14 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Norway:15 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Sweden:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Finland:K-18 (self applied) |
Peru:14 |
France:U (with warning)
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Initially Warner Bros. set the USA release date to August 11, 2006. It was then pushed back to November 8, 2006 and later March 30, 2007, and pushed back yet again just one more week to April 5, 2007.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the end of the film, as Katherine emerges from the crypt and sees a white egret flying overhead, the sound is that of a hunting cry of a bird of prey, perhaps a peregrine falcon.
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Katherine Winter:
In 1400 B.C., a group of nervous Egyptians saw the Nile turn red. But what they thought was blood was actually an algae bloom which killed the fish, which prior to that had been living off the eggs of frogs. Those uneaten eggs turned into record numbers of baby frogs who subsequently fled to the land and died...
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Referenced in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
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Have You Ever Been Down
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Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank), some sort of scientist, is called to a Southern town to explain the onset of their rivers turning into what looks like blood. Although Winter is not religious (she has a very interesting theory about the ten plagues of Egypt that I found fascinating) she starts to become involved in a Biblical scenario anyway when the ten plagues happen one by one.
I remember seeing the trailer for this in the theater and saying to myself how awful this looked. Just really boring and starring Swank, who I have little or no use for. Even the name "The Reaping" I found weak, thinking it could sell more with a death metal name like "Death to the First Born". But, I am pleased to say whatever I thought of the trailer, the actual film was far more enjoyable and while nothing really mind-blowing, it definitely met my needs for a horror film.
Any time you have ten plagues visiting a town, you have a good plot already made out for you -- frogs, blood, insects and more! This story also throws in a crazy religious sect and a town secret, so if you're into cult movies (literally) you will enjoy this more. The plagues, I must say, were done very well -- from the beginning with the river of blood, I felt this film had a good shot of being a winner. I was quite disappointed with the locusts (I can let the fact they're computerized slide, but the animator made it too obvious). Other than that, it's alright...
I guess my only other concern (this is a straight-forward film, so there's not much to discuss) is the religious aspect. Religion and horror go hand in hand. There's the running themes of Christianity actually working (such as "The Exorcist"), Jesus or God being dead ("Hellraiser" and perhaps "30 Days of Night") and your religious fanatics who take God's word in a very bad way.
This film does a mixture of the first and third, and I'm not sure if I really think it works. I mean, it works for the film, but it may not work for me -- you have a horror movie that seems to have the subtle intention of making the viewer believe in God (because an atheist faces God-given plagues). Yet, you have the God in this film being a very unlikable agent (because of the plagues). So, it leaves you with very mixed feelings on whether this is a pro- or anti-religion film. But maybe the less than crystal plot is a good thing.
Anyway, while I had my doubts and I have my concerns and it's not the movie of the year by any means... this is still a good film. I think you'll be pleased with what you see. Talking with others who have seen this one, it seems to get a similar reaction from them: a disposable, yet not worthless, religious-themed horror film. If you've been curious, give it a spin.