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11 out of 17 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.
10 out of 16 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."
12 out of 20 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.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Supernatural mystery with an excellent performance by Demi Moore., 25 January 2007 Author: ma-cortes from Santander Spain
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.
7 out of 11 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.
3 out of 4 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!
4 out of 6 people found the following review useful: Both tasteless and intriguing..., 23 November 2006 Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca
Pregnant woman in the present day comes to believe the fate of the world may actually hinge on her unborn baby. Religious propaganda with suspense-thriller aspirations is mostly overwrought, but has enough chutzpah and magnetic performances to nearly make it worthwhile. Demi Moore is very good in a leading role that, if played too broadly, might've lapsed into camp or cliché; Moore is surrounded by frenzy, and yet she keeps a convincingly cool head and an open mind (though the director undermines her appeal with a possible suicide sequence--featuring Demi nude--that is rather tacky). The movie is ultimately thought-provoking and entertaining, though the screenwriters fail to follow through with their own set-up, rewriting God's Word in the process! **1/2 from ****
8 out of 15 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.
unexpectedly memorable and moving, 25 September 2009 Author: Beloborodova from Australia
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OK, let me just say that it's a long time since I've seen this film, and it's the sort of thing that irritates by being so often horribly written, directed, acted, implausible and vacuously melodramatic (as for the supposedly underrated 'Ninth Gate', that really felt like an overblown film- and poorly cast, too). Furthermore, I'm an atheist. Yet I've never forgotten The Seventh Seal. I will never, ever forget the implacable, murderously sad face of 'The Lamb' visiting Earth in Lion mode. There must be something about strange weather, tectonic events and red rivers that is hard-wired in humans to evoke dread and fascination, because I have also never forgotten feeling both of those things, watching the results of the breaking of the biscuit-shaped seals. Well, red rivers = war, and that's happening now, so maybe these images got under my skin because they were topical. We're expected to side-line these sorts of considerations though, with our view obscured by Demi Moore and biblically referenced mystery plot stuff. Moore i can easily glance past, and the bible i know almost nothing about (have only seen the Angers Tapestries for an education in Revelations and apocalypse), so was able to watch the film in something approaching freedom, even with the aforementioned preconceptions about the genre. Demi does an OK job as always, no real problem there. The naked pregnant thing is no big deal; those who are disturbed by that should get a life. The plot moves along efficiently. we do want to know what happens next..so far so good. Things come to a denouement; will The World prevail or will Armageddon complete itself? Nothing so exceptional there... but just one or two things did very much move me; the notions of the greatness of love and sacrifice- in this context nicely morphed to counter patriarchal tropes- and the Guf. For someone who has always thought of all unborn children as pre-existing, waiting only to be summoned to this mortal coil, the idea of the Guf is heart-clenchingly sweet and beautiful. All in all, all I can say is just have a look :-). Despite your well-reasoned and fair reservations, there is something in this film that you might find unforgettable, and as others have mentioned, moving.
3 out of 6 people found the following review useful: Part Occult Serial, Part Lifetime TV fluff, 18 September 1999 Author: genius-15 from USA
I first saw this movie on edited cable, and it was entertaining despite the fact that Demi Moore was the star(and pregnant!!!) Later on when I saw the unedited version, I found only three differences: a few S words, a bit more focus on the graphic hospital scenes, and Demi Moore appears totally naked (and pregnant!!!!) The story was obviously copied from the Omen, which was copied from Rosemary's baby, so it's no surprise. But its more mild and uplifting than both those films, with the baby's role being that of a messiah instead of the antichrist.Peter Friedman appears as the wandering priest, who we later learn has a very strange past and a disturbing agenda of his own. Michael Biehn is the sensitive husband and lawyer (a definite "Lifetime TV" character) a departure from his usual roles where he is either a smart commando (see Navy Seals, The Terminator, Aliens) or an evil one (The Abyss). Jurgen Prochnow is quite charming as The Boarder, who makes a very impressive entry at the opening of the film on a small Carribean Island.I actually admire Demi Moore for her commitment to the cinema, she's shaved her head for GI Jane, gotten obtrusive breast implants for Striptease, and even allowed her pregnancy to be turned into a weird fictional story, going so far as to allow herself to be filmed naked and pregnant (which she did again for the cover of Vanity Fair during her second pregnancy a few years later). But Demi's acting abilities aren't nearly as great as her 8 figure movie salaries would suggest, and this film is definite proof. But most girls I know who like "television for women" and men who like a mild thriller to watch on the sunday afternoon movie have reacted positively to this film, so don't be afraid to see it.
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