Synopsis
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
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Cast
- Patricia ArquetteFrankie Paige
- Gabriel ByrneFather Andrew Kiernan
- Jonathan PryceCardinal Daniel Houseman
- Nia LongDonna Chadway
- Thomas KopacheFather Durning
- Rade ŠerbedžijaMarion Petrocelli
- Enrico ColantoniFather Dario
- Dick LatessaFather Gianni Delmonico
- Portia de RossiJennifer Kelliho
- Patrick MuldoonSteven
Recommendations
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TNT RoughCut
Ranks with the best of the bunch, given its spooky storyline that fuses religion with down-to-earth characters. - 67
Portland Oregonian
Less and less a skillfully creepy B-movie and more and more a plea for ecumenical reform. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Begins with a scene of mass repentance, but the real sin here is a profligate waste of talent. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
There's not an authentically scary moment in it. - 38
Baltimore Sun
Busy, over-stylized mess of a movie. - 38
Charlotte Observer
Repeated lapses in continuity and common sense. - 38
New York Daily News
By the time the credits roll and a disclaimer informs us that there may, in fact, be a lost gospel of Jesus and that it is being suppressed by the Church, all we can think to say is, "Ah, shaudup!" - 30
Film.com
Can anyone but a lapsed Catholic possibly be interested in this unpleasant, anti-Papist creepshow?
