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Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Filipe Neto This film is about the millennial theories that predicted the coming of Satan at the end of the millennium. In the film, a famous American lawyer is contacted by Maya, a young Catholic who believes he will become the Anti-Christ. The two main roles are embodied, respectively, by Ben Chaplin and Winona Ryder. Both actors did a very good job, building the characters in a very interesting and psychologically intense way. Ryder is especially compelling and can easily dominate the public's attention.The script brings us an interesting yet less original idea. However, it didn't worked. Something else is missing in that to make the plot truly dense and appealing. It's a simple story that does not justify a movie because it's not developed the way it should be. The result is a boring film made of flat dialogues and situations. The ending is truly abrupt and disappointing, leaving us to think "is this just it?".I expected much more from this film. I praise the good performances of the two main actors, who lend talent to a film that in fact does not deserve it.

jfarms1956 This film is for the over 13, those under may not understand all the nuances. The film starts off slow but builds quickly to capture your attention. At the end, one still does not know if good triumphed over evil or not. This film is OK for teenage get-togethers or college groupie sessions. It is a decent Anti-Christ film. It leaves room for a sequel, Lost Souls 2. Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin are the two main characters. It is difficult to imagine Winona Ryder as a champion of Christ to save the world from the new Devil. There is no room for chit chat for movie watchers. However, this film is less memorable than the Omen and quickly forgotten after 20 minutes of watching it. OK for horror, not gruesome. This horror deals with the supernatural, not gore. Three thumbs up.

Samiam3 The reasons why Lost Souls was badly regarded become pretty obvious when you see the film. There are two that come to mind. It is stupid, and not exiting. On the other hand, it's not exactly unwatchable either. If nothing else, at least Janusz Kaminski's antique looking photography makes a nice picture, but in fact Lost Souls did a bit more for me, only a bit though.Maya Larkin is a teacher at a seminary school. She and her Catholic colleagues are convinced that Satan is about to enter human form, more specifically, the body of author Peter Kelson. His name was mentioned by a patient in a mental ward who was subject to an exorcism that went wrong and left Maya's tutor Father Lareaux on death's doorstep. Now Maya is going after Peter, hoping to find him before Satan does.One of the reasons I like Lost Souls is sort of a matter of personal taste. I've always loved Winona Rider, she has a great screen presence and her body of work shows a wide variety of faces. One could argue however that this is her most superficial role, but even so, she is not a lazy actress. Too bad the script didn't give her quite enough of a character.There are three things that Lost Soul could use; a brain, an energy boost, and perhaps another ten to fifteen minutes in running length. The ending is rushed and is about as anti-climactic as cinema can get. When I see this kind of thing happen, sometimes I want to think that maybe there was a longer ending planned, but something went wrong in the editing room.None of us can ever know. What we do know is that Lost Souls is dumb, and while it is probably destined for obsurity, it's not unwatchable.

zardoz-13 You can count the scary moments in director Janusz Kaminksi's "Lost Souls" on one hand and have fingers left over to form a crucifix. This derivative supernatural thriller about Satanic possession starring Winona Ryder has finally reared its accursed tale in theatres after New Line Cinema let it rot for more than a year in its studio vault. Originally, New Line had scheduled "Lost Souls" for release about this time last year, because Pierce Gardner's script dealt with the millennium. A similar array of movies, such as "Stigmata," "The Ninth Gate," "Dogma," and "End of Days" convinced New Line to confine "Souls" in limbo.Were they ever right!Now, New Line faces stiffer competition with the re-release of "The Exorcist," the scariest movie of all time. Brave lads that New Line are, they have concocted the silliest advertising campaign on record. Quoting their ad: '"The Exorcist' scared your parents. That was then, 'Lost Souls' is now."' This atmospheric but anticlimactic drivel imitates better movies, like "Rosemary's Baby," "The Omen," and "The Exorcist," but it lacks both the suspense and the anxiety a good horror movie needs to frighten audiences."Lost Souls" starts well, but falls apart because the Devil wimps out in the end. A Catholic "A-Team" of exorcists led by Father Lareaux (John Hurt), Deacon John Townsend (Elias Koteas), Father Jeremy (James Lancaster) and secular exorcism survivor Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder), appear at a New York psychiatric hospital to perform an exorcism on convicted murderer Henry Birdson (John Diehl) at his own request. Unfortunately, not only do our heroes botch the exorcism, but also Father Lareaux emerges traumatized while Birdson lapses into a coma. Maya liberates reams of Birdson's numerology notes. Decoding them, she discovers Satan will reincarnate himself in the body of a bestselling author who writes about serial killers. Ironically, writer Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin) refuses to believe in evil with a capital E. Nevertheless, he frets when Maya reveals that the Devil wants to possess him."Check around your bed," she warns. "They usually leave a pentacle."Sure enough, the incredulous Kelson learns his sneaky girlfriend, Claire (Sarah Wynter), has placed a giant pentacle in the ceiling of the apartment directly beneath his bedroom. Meanwhile, Deacon Townsend tries to murder Peter. Eventually, Peter and Maya learn Satan will inhabit Kelson's body on his 33rd birthday."Souls" tries to be subtle when it should be shrill. The elegant photography with its muted black & white palette detracts from the horror and suspense. The dangers are similarly muted, and the showdown between Maya and evil lacks ferocity. Two scenes where demons approach Maya in creepy ways contain enough dread to make your skin crawl. Chiefly, Kaminski evokes fear with loud sounds designed to scare the Beelzebub out of you. Brace yourself for the broken crucifixion scene because it's about as chilling as this mishmash gets. Basically, "Lost Souls" amounts to a forgettable chick flick version of "End of Days."