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SPAIN 1542. Amid the darkest days of the Spanish Inquisition Ruy de Mendoza, a tough but honest city sheriff, discovers a series of brutal and perplexing murders among high ranking nobles. These prominent people are slaughtered with unusual violence and large letters are gruesomely carved into their chests. But before Ruy can identify the victims, their butchered bodies mysteriously vanish and the crime scenes are cleaned spotless. As the body count increases so does Ruys fierce determination to unearth the truth and wield justice. Following puzzling clues he finds on the victims bodies, he begins to delve into their pasts for the keys to solving these baffling crimes. But as he gets deeper into the mystery, things get ever more dangerous. Are some secrets best left untouched?
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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been able to watch to the end! This is a truly awful movie, poorly acted, poor plot, poor action sequences - well you get the idea. At about halfway through I started wondering if there was going to be any point in watching anymore, there was just nothing to hold you to the story, I didn't care who was going to be killed off next, or why and by whom. This is the major flaw in the movie - the characters are all just too insipid to worry about and there isn't a single one that you can feel a connection with, be they baddies, goodies or bit players. So another one for the charity shop pile! Writer/director/producer, Adrian Rudomin, is perhaps a name to remember - but for all the wrong reasons.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Acting so wooden Christopher Lambert leaves Clive Owen looking competent; inebriated direction and a script written for and by people with no sense of irony or knowledge of history. I wasn't expecting another Name of the Rose but after an hour or so of appalled incredulity I just lost the will to watch.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Christopher Lambert has a quality about him. Not sure how to crystalise the quality, though. He's hardly "watchable" in the way Christian Bale can capture your attention with his performance, and he can't "act" in the way, say Daniel Day-Lewis can, but he is imminently captivating, rather in the same way Viggo Mortenson is, or perhaps Dolph Lundgren. Somehow, i feel i owe Lambert so much respect for classics such as Fortress and Highlander, that i feel watching him now is one way i can show my respect for him.
So when it comes to Day of Wrath i was expecting a terrible film, but a nice watch to pay homage to one of my cinematic heroes. Not so. The films not bad at all! Its no classic, i admit, but with a supporting performance from Brian Blessed himself and a good 'not just an action role' for Lambert, it was a perfectly enjoyable watch. I am uncertain how historically accurate the whole romp was, and to be honest i didn't entirely follow the plot, which speaks volumes for how entertaining the film is in other aspects of production. It surpasses the "made for DVD / TV" look with some lovely period sets and costumes, but its (and i don't kid you) the performances from the various actors that drives it on. Well worth a watch!
So when it comes to Day of Wrath i was expecting a terrible film, but a nice watch to pay homage to one of my cinematic heroes. Not so. The films not bad at all! Its no classic, i admit, but with a supporting performance from Brian Blessed himself and a good 'not just an action role' for Lambert, it was a perfectly enjoyable watch. I am uncertain how historically accurate the whole romp was, and to be honest i didn't entirely follow the plot, which speaks volumes for how entertaining the film is in other aspects of production. It surpasses the "made for DVD / TV" look with some lovely period sets and costumes, but its (and i don't kid you) the performances from the various actors that drives it on. Well worth a watch!
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Can't make up my mind
I usually like Christopher Lambert, but I didn't feel it in this film it lacked anticipation, excitement would I recommend it sadly no!
Published 3 months ago by Thelma L. Workman
THE CORRUPT INQUISITION.
SPAIN 1542.Intrigue abounds,the rich live well (but in fear),the poor live only in fear (of being a heretic).THIS IS THE CATHOLIC INQUISITION AT IT'S MOST POWERFULL. Read more
Published 7 months ago by NOMAD
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