Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Winona Ryder | ... | Maya Larkin | |
Ben Chaplin | ... | Peter Kelson | |
Sarah Wynter | ... | Claire Van Owen | |
Philip Baker Hall | ... | Father James | |
John Hurt | ... | Father Lareaux | |
Elias Koteas | ... | John Townsend | |
Brian Reddy | ... | Father Frank | |
John Beasley | ... | Mike Smythe | |
John Diehl | ... | Henry Birdson | |
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Paul Kleiman | ... | Paramedic |
Bob Clendenin | ... | Mental Patient (as Robert Clenendin) | |
Oliver Clark | ... | Mr. Silberman | |
Michael Mantell | ... | Kleiman | |
Brad Greenquist | ... | George Viznik | |
Ming Lo | ... | Michael Kim |
A group of Catholics go to a mental institution to perform exorcism in the murderer George Viznik (Brad Greenquist). Father Lareaux (Sir John Hurt), Deacon John Townsend (Elias Koteas), Father Frank Page (Brian Reddy), and the teacher Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder), who was possessed and exorcised in the past, unsuccessfully try to exorcise the man and Father Lareaux is deeply affected and falls into a coma. Maya brings the Viznik's coded writings and after deciphering it, she concludes that the writer Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin) might be the Antichrist to be incarnated by Satan. She seeks him out but the atheist Peter, who has been raised by his uncle Father James (Philip Baker Hall), does not believe in her. But when strange things happen to him, Peter meets Maya and they investigate together the chance to save his soul. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Was this made for TV? Probably went striaght to rental. It's ok for a time filler, nothing much more. Couple of scenes may make you jump, or at least curl your lip. Not tooo slow going, just managed to keep my interest long enough until the anti-climatical ending. It's like reading a book only to find that the last page is missing, but then reaslise that it makes no difference...