Interesting idea, badly done.

cbing4

Dennis Hopper is intense.  He is by far the best thing in this by the numbers serial killer 'thriller'.  The idea of the prophet's game itself is interesting, and could make a pretty good movie, but this isn't it.  It's too bogged down in revenge, police politics, and laughable action to go anywhere, and the ending is unbelievably unsatisfying, with so much still left unanswered.  As for the direction, there is really nothing to distinguish The Prophet's Game from a million other B movies, and although the supporting cast try hard, (with a few notable exceptions) they can't lift it from its dire script.

score 3/10

cbing4 17 April 2001

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