Dennis Quaid (Smart People, Vantage Point and more) stars in this crime thriller as Detective Aidan Breslin, a Workaholic who so caught up in his job that he has no time for his children. After discovering a set of teeth, Breslin is called in to investigate and immediately they discover one vicious murder after another. The murderers are leaving clues that lead Breslin to the Biblical book of revelations and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as the guiding influence to these murders. The story is good, as far as the acting goes, this is not the best movie that Quaid has ever made. Unfortunately it was very easy to figure out all the twists and turns before they happened which was a little disappointing. Watch this one if you like a good story, skip it if you are good at figuring out plots, not much point in watching a movie when you can figure out the ending half way through. Rated 4 of 5Read full review
This movie lived up to my expectations in all the important ways. My curiosity was jump started in the first scene, and the somber, introspective mood of the story line, spiked with horrific scenarios and sickening plot twists, was exactly what I hoped. The final twist was too easily guessed, of course, but it didn't take away from the finale - a powerfully emotional scene portrayed very convincingly by Dennis Quaid, who brought his usual energy and charisma to the role. The End was a bit flat after the build up but if you can get past that, its worth the time to watch. If you're looking for a quality horror flick or suspense thriller, this one is well worth your while!
There are films that have tried to capture the haunting nature of humanity and murder such as "Seven" and "Saw" and "Silence of the Lambs". Directed by Jonas Akerland (Swedish born) and produced by Michael Bay and others, this film, also known as Horsemen of the Apocalypse, was set to thrill Hollywood with another major line-up of great actors. I find it quite odd that, up until this film, the Platinum Dunes releases all seemed to have been made up of existing horror property such as The Amytiville Horror, The Hitcher, and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This film may have been the one that would have done it, except it didn't have the "teeth" (so to speak) to bring it into the same category. The Revelations 6 thing in the Bible was pretty spooky, however, how in the world can we believe that the four horsemen are supposed to come back re-incarnated as 4 spoiled and disgruntled teenagers? Putting all that aside, what's with the Forensic Orthoedontical twist here? What's the deal with the pulled human teeth found out in a snowdrift in a serving tray surrounded by 4 trees that have "Come and See" written in blood on them? Did they ever really point anything back to the fact that these teeth were missing from anybody victimized in the film? I don't think so, otherwise it might have been brought up and discussed. I reacted to both Dennis Quaid's and Zhang Ziyi's characters, as they were able to draw me in as a viewer interested in their stories. They completed the task of convincing me that their characters were real. Especially Ziyi who was capable of playing polar opposites, like a switch being flicked on. Ziyi's character gave me the creeps and still I felt its erotic side too, just as it was intended. Quaid looked extremely tired and depressed, just as intended, and his son looked like a messed up smarty-pants teen, just as intended. The baby fetus thing was very unclear. I couldn't immediately identify the bloody ziploc bag to the step-mother. Ziyi's room was about as spooky as you can get in a film, along with many other death scenes. The underlying message about the inadvertent "gay bashing" was probably missed, it's intent was to show the other side of the world how bad it really is not to accept someone for who they really are and how ridiculous it is to discriminate, and to what sorts of sadness and tragedy it can all lead to. The pseudo-religious aspects of the film were quite weak, although the film-maker made a very good running stab at keeping true to the words of the bible. Father Whiteleather (Paul Dooley) made for a very passable Catholic priest, although a grave biblical error stuck out like a sore thumb. When Det. Breslin (Quaid) visits a catholic priest to ask him about the book "Revelations", the priest says that John (the writer of the book) is one of the Apostles. The writer of Revelations is actually John of Patmos. The name Whiteleather for his character was somewhat of an oxymoron since the movie was intended to be about the evils of torture. Barry Shabaka Henley as Lead Investigator Tuck seemed to be quick on the trail of solving these crimes and lent his experience in acting to the big screen. I thought it quite strange that Breslin seemed to be acting alone many times when he should have been with another law enforcement officer. Overall, this film finished with much emotion coming from Det. Breslin directed at his dying soon, yet the film really left me hanging on too few hooks for comfort.Read full review
If you liked who done it type movies with a surprise twist,this is the movie for you.
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Not the best thriller I’ve seen cause the ending gets a little confusing but other than that it’s a good movie. I give 8/10
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