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David Michael Latt (writer)
Jose Prendes (writer)
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24 February 2009 (USA) more
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The end isn't near... It's here.
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A journalist searches for her daughter as a series of catastrophic disasters push a destabilized society toward the brink of global war. | add synopsis
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"No Jews were actually involved in the making of this film" or why Rightwing Slant = Bad Movie more (9 total)

Cast

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Kim Little ... Allison

Clint Browning ... Joseph

Russell Reynolds ... Itzhak (as G. Russell Reynolds)

Mark Hengst ... Mark Thompson
Audrey Latt ... Mary

April Wade ... Cindy

Spencer Scott ... John Cosgrove
Vivian Brunstein ... Adi (as Vivi Brunstein)

Danae Nason ... Tina

Matt Mercer ... Lavi

Cameron Cash ... David

Dean Kreyling ... Detective Strand
Jose Prendes ... Agent Malcolm Grant

Matthew Farhat ... Gianni
Alexander Hatzidiakos ... Romano
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USA:90 min
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Revealing mistakes: Several of the shots are transposed, as clearly seen by the word "Police" read from right-to-left and "Mishtara" (police in Hebrew) read from left-to-right. more
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"No Jews were actually involved in the making of this film" or why Rightwing Slant = Bad Movie, 29 August 2009
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Author: huh_oh_i_c from Earth, Solar system

"No Jews were actually involved in the making of this film". All Jews I peronally know, were hoping for such a disclaimer to appear at the end (but sadly, it didn't ;) ) because it was soooooooo bad ...;) With Pro-Israelis like these, who needs Muslimees??

This was yet another flick from Really Bad Reli-Christian Movies Inc. aka Faith Films. It goes a little something like this:

The daughter of Ugly Woman Reporter is kidnapped by her CIA father, while she is reporting on the new peace in the Middle East. This historic peace deal is negotiated by a swarthy looking European, the president of the Central European Bank (?? WTF ?? A bank in Central Europe??) who then announces some sort of peace Union of nations with the ominous name New World Order. They actually call it that, to link it to Hitlerian-Nazi times or to get that cool Totalitarian look-and-feel or whatever. Then it's driven home that every peace deal in the world is followed by a natural disaster, earthquakes, floods, storms and vulcanoes blowing up. They forgot to explain this linkage, why?

This film taps into several rightwing conspiracy theories, that:

1. Europeans are Evil.

2. Israel (which they keep pronouncing as IsrEAl) is the holy land and is hated by the Whole World (except Rightwing "real" America of course).

3. Non-Americans want a New World Order with concentration camps for Jews and American rightwing christians.

Anyway, of course this Woman Reporter (yes, she fully deserves this 50s misogynistic label, she's totally acting like something from 60 years ago) is "going after" her daughter, and with the help of her Geek Nerd Nanny (an even more unattractive actress, to the point of fugly) she finds out that her Spy Husband has taken their daughter to the Holy Defense Industry Testing Ground of Israel. On the plane she meets Angry Self-righteous Israeli Yhitsack, who think his prayer saves the plane from crashing after some heavy turbulence. After arrival, she gains access to her ex-hubbys hotel by just saying she's the wife and they give her a key, just like that??? (Good trick!! Must try that some time) Now enters Mysterious Male Model, who Scarah Palins "Real" Americans of course recognize as a reincarnation of Archangel Gabriel or some such. He has the long blond hair and blue eyes from all the Caucasian paintings. He claims to be a messenger of ... ex-hubby Mark from the CIA! Wow. So, Ugly Woman Reporter, follows him into a series of wild foot chases through precisely all the historic/touristy parts of Jerusalem, which A:) gives the impression that Jerusalem is a very Medieval looking city and B:) doubles as a commercial clip for the Israeli Tourist Board, who prolly financed this crap movie.

And against that backdrop of a series of natural disasters which keep occurring throughout the movie, but which are poorly related to the whole story line, this woman continues her quest which leads her to a group of True Believers who fulfill the boiler plate French Resistance role, only not as likable.

Of course, Ugly Woman Reporter finds her daughter in the end because this movie obeys the Hollywood code of Thou shalt Not have Dead Kids in your movie, EVERRR. This annoyingly badly acting child actress is through the credit revealed to be the daughter of the writer, and she restores our admiration of real child actors, who do a really good job. The rest of the missing people, including the kids who were supposed to be kidnapped along side the daughter, can apparently all rot in Hell, since they're not mentioned at all anymore. Not very Christian.

This piece of crap movie makes one appreciate normal, hard working movie makers, who do a good job.

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