The impressive cast do their best to bring a sense of conviction to the piece, but it had to have been blind faith that brought them into such an unholy mess.
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04/28/07
The Reaping (2007)
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Reviews Counted:129
Fresh:11
Rotten:118
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: It may feature such accomplished actors as Hilary Swank and Stephen Rea, but The Reaping also boasts the apropos tagline "What hath God wrought?" It's schlocky, spiritually shallow, and scare-free.
Theatrical Release:20-04-2007
Synopsis: In this thriller from director Stephen Hopkins (LOST IN SPACE, UNDER SUSPICION), Oscar winner Hilary Swank is Katherine Winter, a college professor who refutes mysteries and so-called miracles with... [More]
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, AnnaSophia Robb, Idris Elba
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Reviews for The Reaping
Top CriticIt's a sad state of affairs when the fit of Hilary Swank's casual slacks is more interesting than a plague of locusts.
04/24/07
Top CriticSatanic horror films are always good for a laugh, and this one is no exception.
04/21/07
Top CriticHere, for all fans of the world's most pathetic movies, is an apocalyptically disastrous horror flick set in the Bible belt.
04/20/07
With a touch of X Files, a smattering of The Omen and perhaps a little too much hokiness, it’s all agreeably daft fun.
04/20/07
The Reaping is frequently silly, occasionally cliched and slow to get going, but the acting is good and it rallies for an impressive climax.
04/19/07
I prophesy an early exodus from cinemas.
04/19/07
Top CriticStarting as an intriguing faith-themed thriller, this film quickly descends into gonzo nuttiness.
04/12/07
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05/13/09
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04/29/09
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11/20/08
At no time does director Stephen Hopkins give us reason to care.
07/19/08
Although terrible, this film does raise ... interesting questions: Why does Hollywood keep ripping off THE OMEN? Why would anyone continue hiring Stephen Hopkins to direct a movie? Why would two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank agre to be in this mess?
07/07/08
I did like the bugs.
10/06/07
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07/14/07
If The Reaping had been sown with fresher ideas, you might actually care if the devil went down to Georgia, er, Louisiana.
06/25/07
The cumulative effect is likely to make viewers weary, but not so weary that they can't manage a chuckle or two during the film's cheesed-out final minutes.
05/28/07
Is this movie a good old-fashioned good versus evil potboiler or a newfangled political statement about anti-intellectualism? The Reaping could have gone either way, but it did neither, and it did so spectacularly.
05/06/07
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05/03/07
The most positive thing about The Reaping is that it isn't as big a waste of time as last year's Omen remake; it's 14 minutes shorter.
05/02/07
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