Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) (V)

Director:

Bill Corcoran

Writers:

John Patus (screenplay) and
Paul Lalonde (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The Continuing Drama Of Those Left Behind.

Plot:

The continuing drama of those Left Behind...

Plot Keywords:

Christian Film | Left Behind | Biblical Prophecy | Christianity | Religion

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kirk Cameron	...	Buck Williams
Brad Johnson	...	Rayford Steele
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	...	Pastor Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard)
Janaya Stephens	...	Chloe Steele
Gordon Currie	...	Nicolae Carpathia
Chelsea Noble	...	Hattie Durham
Krista Bridges	...	Ivy Gold
Lubomir Mykytiuk	...	Rabbi Tsion Ben Judah
Christopher Bondy	...	Steve Plank (as Chris Bondy)
Christie MacFadyen	...	Irene Steele
David Macniven	...	Chris Smith (as David MacNiven)
Jason Jones	...	Young Man in Church
Leslie Carlson	...	Witness Eli (as Les Carlson)
Louis Negin	...	Witness Moishe
Elias Zarou	...	House Speaker

Also Known As:

Left Behind 2 (USA) (working title)
Tribulation Force (USA)
Tribulation Force: The Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Trivia:

Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort reworked some parts of the script to include a stronger evangelistic message.

Goofs:

Carpathia's plane is represented by three different planes (in the hangar, in the air, and landing).

Quotes:

Witness Eli: He who believes in the Son is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
Rabbi Tsion Ben-Judah: And the Name ... of the Son of God?
Witness Eli and Witness Moishe: He is the Christ, Jesus!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

I See Jesus

Thank God it was good

Aside from movies based upon the life of Jesus Christ, there hasn't been one good Christian film. Until now.

Left Behind II is based on the events right after Left Behind, throwing us deeper into the slowly changing ruled by mastermind Nicolae Carpathia, who is quick to gain power.

The performances are better in the film; its nothing special, sadly, but is not so cheesy. It has its clichés, but in the end, you've forgotten them. My favorite was Gordon Currie, who has so perfectly become the Antichrist in the book series that it'd be difficult to see another in the role (aside from maybe Cillian Murphy).

But when it comes to sticking to the book, the movie does sidetrack a bit. The love story is shortened significantly and the entire ending of the book is left out, but it sticks much closer to the book than the first.

Some of the newer scenes were awesome, my personal favorite being Carpathia shaking the hand of Rayford Steele. The scene is so creepy and thrilling, I'm glad they decided to add it in. The showdown is also nice, although I didn't like the whole angel subplot during it.

Overall, I am glad to say the movie is good. Certainly not great but it so much better than its predecessor or successor, and should've been released on the silver screen. 6.9/10.