End of Days
1999 · Directed by Peter Hyams
Original language: English
- action
- horror
- fantasy
The story
Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world.
What it’s like
Hard-edged 1999 studio action in a grimy, neon-stained New York, shot with a gritty, slightly overlit digital-era gloss: night streets slick with rain, sodium and red-tinged streetlight, cathedral interiors lit in cold blue and candle amber, and a lot of handheld momentum during gunfights and chases. Scenes cut fast and loud, with thudding percussion, orchestral swells and a sinister choral undercurrent building toward the midnight countdown, so the score does as much of the dread as the images. The vibe is bombastic dread with a sour, cynical edge: a New Year's Eve in the city that feels like the world is ending, and a hard-drinking ex-cop whose faith is buried under cynicism. Expect a steady build rather than quiet stretches, and plenty of hard violence: gunfire, brawls, bloody injuries and some grisly supernatural horror, with occasional sexual threat and a few brief, frank nudity moments. It's sustained tension rather than sheer gore, but the violence lands hard. Best for viewers who want a loud, apocalyptic genre ride on a late-night couch with a little theology in the mix, not something gentle or reflective.
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