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The Relic

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The Relic (1997)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:9

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled... Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled corpses that keep popping up around her museum during an opening night gala. When they investigate further they find that there were mysterious deaths on the cargo ship that brought it across the ocean. Sure enough, there's a monster to blame, sprung from a strange artifact of South American origin. Based on the bestseller by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Also starring Linda Hunt and James Whitmore. Directed by Peter Hyams (THE PRESIDIO, 2010.) [More]

Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore

Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams
Composer: John Debney
Story: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Screenwriter: Amy Holden Jones, John Raffo, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Sam Mercer

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Though based on an original and respected novel, Hyams' horror thriller comes across as a pastiche of the genre's conventions as evident in major pictures of the past two decades, such as Jaws and the first two Alien films.

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Variety
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Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A terrific monster movie with an edge. A bloody good time.

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Enrique Buchichio
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James O'Ehley
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01/13/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Gory as heck, but still well-crafted monster movie fun.

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01/09/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Monster runs through museum. Audience gets bored.

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11/05/03
Alex Sandell
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09/23/03
Rob Blackwelder
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11/07/02
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