bkoganbing With Kevin Downes as producer you know this film will have a Christian imprimatur on it though it is far from 'Christian' movie. In fact it's not all that bad.Martin Donovan plays a disillusioned minister whose wife was killed some years ago in an unsolved case. When all kinds of 'miracles' happen in the town of Antioch, he's got a highly dubious mind on the subject. But things are happening including the resurrection of his own dog. It's all attributed to the presence of young Edward Furlong who is a charismatic healer. Those he does perform miracles on become devoted followers willing to do anything for him.Donovan, Kelly Lynch who is worried about her son Noah Segan being swept up by Furlong, and minister Randy Travis who has never lost his faith become a trio of investigators into this and let's say it isn't God's work they're finding with Furlong.As for Furlong he's working off a grudge of long standing and finds himself being used by some dark forces.All these people have done better work, been in better films. But this one is not too bad from the genre.

pcastaneda-1 Over the years there has been a perception that Christian movies are maybe slightly above "B" movies, so it's nice to see good faith-based movies coming out that are up to par with the rest of the industry. Music has come of age many years ago, and movies are now breaking the crest. Love it.I thought the movie did a great job of addressing issues like disbelief, fundamentalism, religious competitiveness, and the reality of deep spiritual matters. You don't have to agree with everything in the film to at least appreciate that a work of art like this movie, The Prophet, or The Exorcism Of Emily Rose can get us discussing, and thinking about these things. I do think some of the subtext of the movie is missed if you don't have a background in either pentecostal churches, or fundamentalist churches, but not horribly so.The characters are believable, and well played. I haven't liked Randy Travis in all his roles, but this is a good one. It does lean like "Signs" in terms of the main character, and probably the only thing I did not like about the movie, because it was easy to guess that from the beginning.Over all, a good film to watch with your family (older kids), it could spawn good discussion, it is well done and entertaining too.

Michael O'Keefe The small town of Antioch is slowly divided by the magic touch of a mysterious stranger. Robby Henson directs this adaptation of a novel by Frank Peretti. The charismatic stranger Brandon Nichols(Edward Furlong)appears to have the power to heal, nevertheless he also has an aura about him that is of pronounced menace. A fallen ex-minister Travis Jordan(Martin Donovan) begins putting back his unraveled faith and goes about proving Nichols is a false prophet avenging his past sorrows. More supernatural than horrific. Furlong is commanding as the malevolent messiah. Actually a pretty good movie. The cast includes: Kelly Lynch, Randy Travis, Joe Unger, Priscilla Barnes, James Horan and Richard Tyson.

dk-hipkins From the perspective of someone who has read numerous Peretti books, including The Visitation, I have to say that I'm quite pleased to see his books coming to film. However, there was much to this one that was left out that would have drastically enhanced the movie. It ran under 2 hours and could have easily gone a bit longer with a few blanks filled such that it flowed a little better.I think the ultimate message was maintained, but still it did leave a bit to be desired for me. I remember a similar feeling about seeing Congo after reading the book, although this movie (unlike Congo) didn't totally suck.