End of Days (First viewing) – 6/10
Hokey mash up of horror, thriller and action. Instead of a cop, Schwarzenegger should have been cast as a gun-totting, devil-hunting priest!
The good:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is in it
- Christian eschatology as a theme
- The atmosphere
- The action scenes
The bad:
- An unbelieving drinker and cop versus Satan!
- Bullets and bombs to destroy Satan!
- Satan can resurrect the dead but can’t locate the girl!
- Satan pees gasoline!
- The horror and action portions don’t gel but the movie tries to be both.
- Christian symbolism overkill
- The scriptwriter
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Worth watching? No, unless you are a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Worth re-watching? No
Bottom-line? The theme is interesting, but the plot too hard to swallow. One of Schwarzenegger's weakest films along with
Raw Deal and
Junior.