Poor Renee O'Connor. Poor Tim Dekay. I like both of these performers, from XENA to SEINFELD, but after catching this sci/fi original, I have to wonder why? Aside from the blatant Raiders rip-offs, the blending of evangelical mysticism with low levels of dramatic tension erased any hope of this ever being a movie worthy of repeat watchings.
I don't mind a movie rooted with a religious back story. The idea of reinventing the folktale of Noah by having him build a second ark to remove the world of evil creatures had some merit to it. But when the hero utters a last minute prayer of redemption in order to escape death, it weakens the hero and destroys the plot. After the 'miracle' occurs, why even bother fighting the sometimes robotic looking creature? Why not just use a second wish to end the rampage and a third to end the movie? At least Tiny Lester is given some worthy action film one liners. Amanda Crew adds some necessary sci/fi sex appeal. Bill Parks was a breath of comic relief (although the movie itself didn't really need to try for laughs or gaffs).
I don't mind a movie rooted with a religious back story. The idea of reinventing the folktale of Noah by having him build a second ark to remove the world of evil creatures had some merit to it. But when the hero utters a last minute prayer of redemption in order to escape death, it weakens the hero and destroys the plot. After the 'miracle' occurs, why even bother fighting the sometimes robotic looking creature? Why not just use a second wish to end the rampage and a third to end the movie? At least Tiny Lester is given some worthy action film one liners. Amanda Crew adds some necessary sci/fi sex appeal. Bill Parks was a breath of comic relief (although the movie itself didn't really need to try for laughs or gaffs).