The Reaping (2007)

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The Reaping comes to us from Dark Castle films, which in the past has made a few entertaining remakes of classic William Castle movies. Sad to say, but they've never fared well with original films. And this trend continues with a bore of a religious thriller entitled the Reaping.

The movie follows Hillary Swank as a debunker of religious "miracles". After one of her lectures, she is approached by a man who comes from a bayou town. It seems this town is suffering through the Ten Plagues of Egypt. While this set-up is promising, nothing much is done with it.

The trouble with this movie is that it can't decide what kind of film it wants to be. It's stuck somewhere between The Sixth Sense and 13 Ghosts. The result is a creaky, unsatisfying film that leaves you feeling ripped off, which is a shame because if they have a really nice concept here. With a little spit and polish you could have had something that fit in the Exorcist/Omen mould.

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