In my opinion "Fallen" is one of the better supernatural thrillers to come out of Hollywood in the past few decades. It's smart, slick and well-acted - not exploitative or full of "shock" material (gore-wise), but rather it operates on a more intellectual level.
Denzel Washington and John Goodman are both superb as NYC cops who begin to believe a string of murders are being committed by a demon - the same demon that had earlier possessed a serial killer who was executed in the beginning of the film. As Washington investigates further he realizes this demon can jump from one person to the next (resulting in a rather eerie scene on a sidewalk in which the demon skips back and forth from each passerby). This may sound utterly silly, but the way it's filmed is what makes it effective.
The ending is a shocker and the script by Nicholas Kazan ("Reversal of Fortune," "Bicentennial Man") offers decent dialogue.
If you like atmospheric thrillers you should check this out.
Denzel Washington and John Goodman are both superb as NYC cops who begin to believe a string of murders are being committed by a demon - the same demon that had earlier possessed a serial killer who was executed in the beginning of the film. As Washington investigates further he realizes this demon can jump from one person to the next (resulting in a rather eerie scene on a sidewalk in which the demon skips back and forth from each passerby). This may sound utterly silly, but the way it's filmed is what makes it effective.
The ending is a shocker and the script by Nicholas Kazan ("Reversal of Fortune," "Bicentennial Man") offers decent dialogue.
If you like atmospheric thrillers you should check this out.