Supernatural thriller starring Denzel Washington. Philadelphia homicide detective John Hobbes faces his most bizarre challenge when he realises that an executed serial killer was acting as the refuge for an ancient demon that can travel from person to person by touch.
This is a convoluted Omen-esque chiller from the director of Primal Fear and Fracture, Gregory Hoblit. Denzel Washington gives a strong central performance as a Philadelphia homicide detective pursuing a supernatural serial killer. The initial development of the tale is intriguing, with seemingly disparate strands of information gradually combining into the discovery of a vengeful ancient god. But the atmosphere is only fitfully scary because of writer/producer Nicholas Kazan's loose-ended, pretentiously unresolved script. While the best sequence has the evil spirit transferred by simple touch around police headquarters, it's the shock Revelations-inspired climax that makes the biggest impression - for being so outrageously daft.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| John Hobbes | Denzel Washington |
| Jonesy | John Goodman |
| Lieutenant Stanton | Donald Sutherland |
| Gretta Milano | Embeth Davidtz |
| Lou | James Gandolfini |
| Edgar Reese | Elias Koteas |
| Art | Gabriel Casseus |
| Sam | Michael J Pagan |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Gregory Hoblit |
