Paul Magne Haakonsen "Revelation" did have potential, I will say that much. But it ultimately failed to be captivating nor particularly interesting. Perhaps it was the direction of Stuart Urban or the almost two hours of prolonged suffering, or maybe even both.Parts of the story were alright, but at almost two hours then there were just too much filling in blank time with pointless footage that slowed the movie down more than it promoted it. But overall it was just not worth the effort.I picked up this movie because Udo Kier was in it, but this wasn't his best movie, not by a long shot. But he did add that usual villainous element to the movie, as he usually does. Terrence Stamp did a good job, although his role was relatively small. It was also a treat to see Liam Cunningham in the movie.The blurred and distorted shadowy flashes in the movie didn't add an element of the supernatural. No, they just made the movie laughable and ridiculous.If you enjoy thrillers then I wouldn't suggest that you spend almost two hours on "Revelation". It simply just isn't worth the effort.

Guy Plot: After his father is murdered a young man must hunt down a holy relic with the help of a priest and an alchemist.Listening to the director's commentary it is obvious that this was a film made with good intentions. For one thing, the director appears to believe in most of the conspiracy theories that make up the plot! Sadly it is let down by dreary leads, a poor script and the frankly ludicrous conspiracy concept. The Knights Templar, the Book of Revelation and the Merovignian bloodline all make appearances, rendering the film neither original nor convincing. It doesn't help that the big secret conspiracy is obvious almost from the beginning, robbing the film of any mystery. For the most part this is a rubbish thriller, absent tension, excitement or, well, thrills. The leads are wooden, the characters dull, the writing trite, the budget minute and the conclusion patently absurd.Worth no viewings (sadly).

ozthegreatat42330 O.K. I will agree that it is not a great film, but I was taken with the tribute to the esoteric theories of history. Not completely an original story but still interesting. Imagine that you had Christ's DNA to be able to clone him after two thousand years. Now what happens when it falls into the hands of the wrong person. There is still an out when underneath all of the fancy finagling there is a simpler route to the rebirth of the savior. Flavor it with the underplayed performance of James D'Arcy, supported by a cast including Terrance Stamp, the always satanic Udo Keir and Sir Derrick Jacobi. The photography is spectacular, and the haunting music of the film adds to the pleasure I got from it. Of course there are numerous scenes that are ultra violent and one sexual scene that leads to the "R" rating, but this is not a family film, and was never intended to be. Somewhat of a poor man's "Da Vinci Code," it still brings the love of ancient conspiracies out for those who enjoy such things. If this is not your cup of tea, fine. But don't trash it for the rest of us.

hellfire-21 I found the movie to have a nice pace and allowed the viewer to follow along without getting lost. While there was a lot of information and background to set up the story they did a nice job of getting you up to speed without overwhelming you at the beginning as some movies can.The acting could have been better as I have seen all of the main actors before but I don't think it mattered here. The story didn't demand that you fall in love with the performance just that you believed what they were trying to say and I did. I thought the way it was shot (kind of a low budget indie feel) added to the story as it wasn't over produced which can take away from the movie. It kind of looked like a period piece in contemporary times which worked here. I liked the look of the film, the locations shots were very attractive and didn't overpower the atmosphere and draw you away from the story. With bible themed movies popular again I thought they did a good job telling the story without being preachy or two far fetched. No surprise it didn't win any awards but for a nicely paced movie with a great villain and good looking actors worth the price of a rental.