The Reaping

Are you in the mood for an entertaining, intense supernatural thriller with religious themes featuring an Oscar winner who faces a crisis of faith? Well, good news - Signs is currently on DVD. However, if you're looking for that in... Read more at imdb.com

Ten Biblical Plagues, a former Christian missionary who lost faith in God and science vs religion. These do make a good idea for a movie and what better than to have Hilary Swank in it. To make things more interesting,... Read more at imdb.com

When i first saw this preview (I believe it was when i saw, Saw 3 in theaters) this looked like a promising film. I forgot about it until just recently. Here is what i think."The Reaping" is looked at in... Read more at imdb.com

There are remnants of a good movie in 'The Reaping', but those are lost in a muddled sea of clichés and plagiarism. Hilary Swank is completely blameless, and a dominant first half is entertaining and mysterious. But with every increasing... Read more at imdb.com

The Reaping Staring Hilary Swank is not the worst film I have seen in 2007. Many of the comments on the IMDb boards suggest that this film is terrible, however, it is actually not all that bad. I will agree... Read more at imdb.com

Well I'm shocked-this is a pretty good little thriller.Hillary Swank is an ex-missionary turned scientist and debunker, she's called into investigate a small town in the deep South where the river has turned red or as some suspect to blood.... Read more at imdb.com

Watching two Hilary Swank movies back to back, I thought it presented a good opportunity to see how the same actress tackles different roles, one a dramatic piece about life's lessons, and the other this, The Reaping, taking on some... Read more at imdb.com

Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank), some sort of scientist, is called to a Southern town to explain the onset of their rivers turning into what looks like blood. Although Winter is not religious (she has a very interesting theory about the ten... Read more at imdb.com

Just got back from seeing The Reaping and I must say it was better than I expected. After reading the critics reviews and reading a majority of the user comments I thought this movie was going to be a real... Read more at imdb.com

When i went to see this movie i knew there wasn't very good reviews about it, but after i saw it, i disagree with some of them. at the beginning it's a bit boring , and the Concepcion story it's... Read more at imdb.com

And yet, as ridiculous as The Reaping may be, failing to pass muster from a religious, scientific, or critical perspective doesn't mean it's devoid of entertainment value. The Reaping is further proof that faith and reason are both readily sacrificed on the shallow altar of entertainment. ... Full Review

The cinematography was decent, but it was helped quite a bit by the great musical score. Overall, "The Reaping" is a fun supernatural romp and it's well worth watching, but it's not without issues. In addition, the acting was very good all around... ... Full Review

Jeff DeBell | The Roanoke Times Like the movies heroine, patrons of The Reaping are apt to spend most of the movie wondering what the heck is going on. Well, not quite to the end, but well leave the ending a special effects extravaganza worthy of Cecil B. DeMille for those whore willing to pay to see this B-movie in disguise. ... Full Review

Trust me, folks, The Reaping is not good. Lets dive in As written by Carey Hayes (who also penned 2005s god-awful House of Wax remake), The Reaping is never quite sure what it wants to be. ... Full Review

It's telling, then, that in The Reaping, the amphibians in the downpour flop down dead, much like this heavy-handed movie. Some of the effects are squirm-worthy, if not actually frightening. ... Full Review

If there is an instruction manual for supernatural horror films, the filmmakers of The Reaping have followed it to the letter.The result is derivative and predictable with little to recommend it beyond the star power of Hilary Swank. ... Full Article

From official press release: From Emmy Award-winning director Stephen Hopkins (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) comes a heart-pounding supernatural thriller onto DVD October 16th from Warner Home Video. ... Full Article

Early in the silly biblical thriller THE REAPING, Ben ( Idris Elba ) reveals that he was once a street thug, shot by rivals and sent to prison. ... Full Article

In the weeks leading up to the release of The Reaping, I just couldnt help making the crass and thoroughly uncalled-for pun of the films title by calling it The Raping. ... Full Article

"The Reaping" is so beneath Hilary Swank, let alone Two-Time Academy-Award-Winner Hilary Swank.It's a highfalutin hodgepodge of biblical mumbo jumbo, more likely to inspire laughter than fear. ... Full Article