Overrated

Good concept, poorly executed.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This isn't the great art, but there are guilty pleasures aplenty in this ambitious take on the rebel angels theme. Who hasn't wondered if God has just given up on humanity? Fortunately, humanity has Paul Bettany as rebel angel Michael and he is not given up on humanity, but is burning with glorious purpose. In this movie it's convincing some folks in a run-down diner that all he movie has consistently good performances by all the cast. Fun ride.

As title says,if you have time to spent on this movie don't.This move actually was good in first 10 minutes.Honestly i was thrilled,but then,one paradox after another one,and another...Seven years later still i cant forgive myself because i watched it till the end.I just couldn't digest fact that angels sent from god look like zombies or demons.Second one was girl that gave birth walked one minute after.Don't want to make this review longer,but this must be worst movie i watched...

While gathered at a remote truck-stop diner, a small group of inhabitants finds that the mysterious stranger who arrives is an Angel of Heaven looking to keep a pregnant member of the group alive as God sends forth an army to wipe them out as part of his Armageddon plans.Overall this one was quite an enjoyable effort. The biggest factor for this one is the fact that this one really lets loose with lots of great action throughout here, giving this one so much to really like here from the numerous encounters. There's tons of bloodshed and some creepy moments here and there from scenes like the first shootout from the armory with the turned policemen, the diners' encounter with the old woman who begins flying around the ceiling attempting to get at them in the middle of a huge gunfight and the blazing firefight on the top of the establishment with the endless stream of possessed coming along in cars leading to the flaming crashes and burning bodies left behind as the gunfights take out dozens more in fine fashion. The other ambushes on the patrons inside the diner are quite fun as they attempt to break in and get at them forcing some thrilling action to barricade them off which makes the whole segment quite fun along with the later attacks here with the trap involving the family coming to the gas pump and setting off the trap which is quite a blast overall here. The big final assault here makes for quite a big spectacle here as the initial charge on the building and the pre-natal conflict to keep the baby alive in the midst of a furious hand-to-hand battle between the supernaturally-powered aggressors throwing each other around the diner and brawling with intensity and fervor that matches the brutality of what's coming on. The spiritual context of the fight helps to give this a stronger sense of fantasy and spectacle than otherwise expected, which gives this one a great visual sense to go along with the engaging story which gives this another piece of the strong plot. As well, the fact that there's a lot to like with its make-up work on the possessed deformities and the strong, bloody gore all work together with these factors here to make this a rather enjoyable effort. There's not a whole lot really wrong here, as there's really only one main problem here as there's some truly bad and obvious CGI found here. The transitions from the possessed as they begin jumping and flying around in really ludicrous manners that are tacky and stand-out in the diner attacks and the finale which are the most obvious and distracting parts. Otherwise, there wasn't a lot of other flaws here.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, violence-against- children, drug use and strong religious themes.

I cannot understand why this film is dismissed by both the critics and the public. I have watched it several times and think it is one of the best films of 2010. The cast is excellent and there is real chemistry among the characters. The location is in the beautiful New Mexican desert. And the plot has just the right amount of action and character development. It is the rare type of film that as I watch it again I see new things in it each time. However I suppose you have to like Zombie films. But as for the hate this film gets. It is totally irrational. I can only guess that people who don't like this film are either put off by the religious themes or just hate zombie films. Perhaps there has been an organized effort from Christian groups to down-vote this great film. Anyway I give it an easy 8/10. I hope they make a sequel.