Seventh Sign, The

• USA • 1988 • 97m •

• Directed by: Carl Schultz. • Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow, Peter Friedman, Manny Jacobs, John Taylor, Lee Garlington, Akosua Busia, Harry Basil, Arnold Johnson, John Walcutt, Michael Laskin, Hugo Stanger. • Music by: Jack Nitzsche.

Around the world, the signs of the apocalypse--as outlined in the Book of Revelation--seem to be coming to pass in the wake of a mysterious wanderer. Father Lucci, the Vatican Emissary assigned to investigate, dismisses the occurrences as natural, but Abby Quinn, a young American woman, has reason to fear they're real--and that the unfolding events may spell disaster for her unborn child.

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I first saw this movie on edited cable, and it was entertaining despite the fact that Demi Moore was the star(and pregnant!!!) Later on when I saw the unedited version, I found only three differences: a few S words, a bit more focus on the graphic hospital scenes, and Demi Moore appears totally naked (and pregnant!!!!) The story was obviously copied from the Omen, which was copied from Rosemary's baby, so it's no surprise. But its more mild and uplifting than both those films, with the baby's role being that of a messiah instead of the antichrist.

Peter Friedman appears as the wandering priest, who we later learn has a very strange past and a disturbing agenda of his own. Michael Biehn is the sensitive husband and lawyer (a definite "Lifetime TV" character) a departure from his usual roles where he is either a smart commando (see Navy Seals, The Terminator, Aliens) or an evil one (The Abyss). Jurgen Prochnow is quite charming as The Boarder, who makes a very impressive entry at the opening of the film on a small Carribean Island.

I actually admire Demi Moore for her commitment to the cinema, she's shaved her head for GI Jane, gotten obtrusive breast implants for Striptease, and even allowed her pregnancy to be turned into a weird fictional story, going so far as to allow herself to be filmed naked and pregnant (which she did again for the cover of Vanity Fair during her second pregnancy a few years later). But Demi's acting abilities aren't nearly as great as her 8 figure movie salaries would suggest, and this film is definite proof. But most girls I know who like "television for women" and men who like a mild thriller to watch on the sunday afternoon movie have reacted positively to this film, so don't be afraid to see it.

Review by genius-15 from the Internet Movie Database.

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