After a series of disturbing signs, a special collection of servants believing themselves under God's will set out to eliminate the supposed vessels thought to harbor the potential for the Devil to return to Earth, sending them out in a race to stop the disciples to save the world.
There was a lot to like more with that one than expected. Among its better elements is the somewhat intriguing and feverish storyline that manages to paint a cheesy tone for the apocalyptic showdown to continue. Selling itself on the virtue of the various signs of the Satanic rebirth in the world and forcing the sect to take action by stalking and killing the disciples believed to be the main cause of everything, it allows this one to speed through the various introductions to the suspected agents and their targets before setting out into an episodic approach involving the encounter between the two. It's a generally unique tactic that brings in different figures with the same motivation to stop the activities depicted as the individual setups are under the same mindset that makes for a silly enough time. That carries over into their assignments as the various demonic agents and the robed monks carry out the attempted assassination. Focusing on lengthy, oftentimes suspenseful stalking scenes that bring about prolonged sequences featuring the agent following them through empty concert halls, trailing them on the streets, or into different complexes that usually end in cheesy and goofy setups, they become quite fun overall. The sense of cheese depicted in these scenes featuring the clumsy choreography and goofy resolution is what helps to make them that much more fun yet can also be a decided detriment by making the most glaring flaw readily apparent with the low-budget shining through at almost every opportunity necessary, from the production style, effects, on-screen action, and overall presentation. Beyond that, there's also several other small factors that show up to hold it back. The strange series of insert storylines here designed to pad out the running time, from the one agent's relationship with her ex trying to worm his way back into her life as she prepares for her mission to the series of interludes showing the lead monk praying continuously throughout the film and the random interjections into the rest of society, this one is quite heavily padded at times with secondary storylines that aren't needed. Also, some of the storylines themself aren't explained, with the finale twist operating mostly as a surprise moment than anything else, which leaves this one somewhat more confusing than anything based on the actions presented before then and being what helps hold it down.
Rated Unrated/R: Violence and Language.
