5 Performances That Suck
5. Ben - The Reaping
To be frank, no one comes out of this X-Files/The Omen knockoff nonsense smelling of roses. Hilary Swank and Our Driis play a couple of scientists who traverse the globe debunking events hailed as religious miracles. David Morrissey asks them to come to his little town to find out why the river is suddenly running red. Cue breathless running around and lots of CGI thrown across the screen like so much effluence. There are are only two things to be said in Mr. Elba's favour here. Firstly, he manages to squeeze in a scene with his shirt off, and secondly, his American accent is considerably better than the one employed by Mr. Morrissey. Other than that this smacks of him doing a movie to get his name about, but forgetting to act. Avoid this like the plague, of which there are several depicted in this movie. Now usually, if it's boils, for example, you can clear that right up with a cream or a lotion. If you watch this movie the emotional damage and the rage you feel will be permanent.