The Gathering (2007– )

As Dr. Michael Foster searches for his wife, who disappeared without a trace, he unearths a cabal of witches in present-day New York.

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kristin Lehman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	Dr. Michael Foster
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Maggy Rule (2007)
Kristin Lehman	...	Ann Foster (2007)
Jenna Boyd	...	Elizabeth 'Zee' Foster
Hugh Dillon	...	Detective Gamble (2007)
James Carroll	...	Dr. Jerry Tanner (2007)
Mike Shara	...	Andrew Carrier (2007)
Greg Bryk	...	Tommy Carrier (2007)
Maria Ricossa	...	Cynthia Woollacott (2007)
Hannah Lochner	...	Sarah (2007)
Susanna Thompson	...	Elaine Tanner (2007)
Peter Fonda	...	Thomas Carrier (2007)
Tony Nappo	...	Hawkes (2007)
Mpho Koaho	...	Tucker (2007)
Caroline Cave	...	Rachel (2007)

Storyline

After a disturbing night, Dr. Michael Foster wakes up to find his wife, Ann, has vanished. The local people are most unhelpful, and the rumor mill whispers that Ann ran off with their daughter's attractive teacher. The only clues to Ann's disappearance are a bloody circle on a wall, a dying raven, and strange images of his daughter and Ann. In an attempt to piece those clues together, Michael uncovers Ann's involvement in an ancient sect composed of witches in modern day New York, who would do anything to dominate the world-- including murder. However, the closer Michael gets to finding his missing wife and uncovering the deadly truth, the more he finds that powerful people are involved in the mystery. Now, the only thing Michael can trust is that he cannot trust anyone. Will he find his wife in time, before they get him first?

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coven

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min (two parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Kingdom Hospital (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Main Title"
Marissa Steingold, vocalist

User Reviews

Mundane, boring, drawn out, etc..

Summary pretty much sums this movie up. Now keep in mind I have at the time of this writing only seen the first part. The reason the is that what I have seen so far does not justify my time to watch the remaining 2 hours.

In this first film at about 115 minutes in, I was watching a part of the movie that should have started 40 minutes earlier at the latest. So I ask myself, why did I have to sit through really what was an hour of nothing just to get to this point. Of all the stories, this certainly was not mini-series material.

As for the acting, don't expect an improvement here. Some seem to have simply sleepwalked through the film. Often it is people just merely reading lines with very weak attempts at emotion or feeling to the words. In other words, I got the sense that the actors realized how this movie was going to be, and saw no point in spending much time actually acting.

The end result is a movie you can't care about, characters that are half awake, and a plot that has been stretched to unbelievable length. This is after all a 90 minute movie drawn out to 240 minutes. Well, do the math and you can easily figure how boring this movie will be to watch.