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Critics were wrong
Paul Baker from Bishops Stortford,
23rd September, 2007
I didn't see 'The Reaping' at the cinema, the poor reviews put me off. But sometimes critics can be funny, maybe it was the religous and sacreligious nature of the film, but they were way off. The Reaping is superbly directed and beautifully shot. The 10 plagues of the old testament are wonderfully realised. It never looks fake and blends in naturally with the envoiroment. The story concerns a woman (played by Hilary Swank) who specialises in de-bunking supposed 'miracles' all over the world. Formerly ordained herself, a terrible bereavement led her to hard-headed atheism. In a town called Haven in Louisiana, when the river turns to blood, a local teacher persuades her to investigate. He is worried that people are starting to blame a shy 12 year old girl, the daughter of a single mother who lives in sticks. She is so quiet and creepy, when you meet her, she seems a likely candidate for a cause of the evil. When the rest of the terrible biblical plagues unfold upon the town, it becomes painfully clear that what we seeing is for real. The question remains who or what is really responsible? Well worth finding out, with a couple of brilliant twists in what is a surprisingly tense and intruiging tale. Recommended.
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