The Eighteenth Angel

The Eighteenth Angel is, at best, a very below par 'horror' film. I say this because, it's just not horrific. The storyline is essentially a standard 'evil cultists wish to summon Satan to Earth' type thing, something which has, to be honest, been done many times before. In addition, the cast, even the normally entertaining Cook, do nothing to raise the believeability level of this sad little film. The end result is that you find yourself A) Laughing at the film for it's flaws, and B) Not even giving a damn for the characters, neither of which should be results of watching a 'good' horror film (Check out Ring or Nightmare on Elm St.). So while this film does have many flaws, it's biggest letdown is that it is simply not scary, and what more should you be looking for in a horror film. In short, don't see it unless you're a big Cook fan.

... a horrible mutated rat! LOL

Okay, it's not tooooo bad. Not, toooo bad. Nobody ever said raising a teenage daughter would be easy.

who thinks that this movie was completely lame? the only reason i watched the whole movie was because i expected a good ending at least. but even the ending is just so crappy and lame that i can't help thinking that i wasted my time on this boring movie. watch it if you are a raechel leigh cook fan, but even her performance didn't move me at all. rating - 4 out of 10 stars.

In Boston, the music teacher Hugh Stanton (Christopher McDonald), his wife, the writer Norah Stanton (Wendy Crewson), and their teenager daughter Lucy (Rachael Leigh Cook) are a happy family. On the day of Hugh's birthday, Norah and Lucy organize a surprising party for him. Norah is researching the Etruscan civilization and has an interview with the notorious Father Simeon (Maximilian Schell), who is the leader of a sect that worship Satan, and she brings Lucy with her. They meet Father Simeon and Lucy leaves her mother to receive the guests of the party. Out of the blue, her mother commits suicide jumping off the roof of the building. While grieving the loss of her mother, Lucy turns into a rebellious teenager and soon she is invited to move to Rome by a modelling agency to take photos against the will of her father. The reluctant Hugh travels with Lucy to satisfy her dream and the farmer Maria Elena (Enrica Maria Modugno) lodges them in her farmhouse. Meanwhile, Father Simeon and his sect believe that Satan will reborn soon and will choose a beautiful youth among eighteen called "angels" to return to Earth, and Lucy is the Eighteenth Angel.

Revisiting "The Eighteenth Angel" (1997) in 2024, the impact reduces since the prophecies for the year 2000 did not realize. But in 1998, when I first saw this film, it was not original but much better. The dark plot of the need of (6+6+6) angels to Satan returns to Earth is interesting, and not bad as indicated in many reviews. It is also one of the earlier films of the filmography of Rachael Leigh Cook. Maximilian Schell is excellent in the role of the evil father that worships Satan. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Décimo-Oitavo Anjo" ("The Eighteenth Angel"

I just recently watched this movie and was really impressed with the acting job of Rachael Leigh Cook. She did a great job in this flick. The movie it self had a decent storyline and all the actors in it did a good job. Not that bad, but its all about Rachael Leigh Cook.