One would typically expect a film that ultimately pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against Satan would be laughable and tacky. Fortunately, the director knew the weakness of the ultimate plot and decided to spice it up with a whole lot of Christian imagery and symbolism. There’s a lot going on in this film, and most of it is in the details.
Satan has a chance to fulfill prophecy and bring about the end times by impregnating a ‘chosen’ woman with a specific mark on her body. Satan possesses the body of a rich man whom Arnold is hired by as a bodyguard. A seeming religious kook tries to shoot said rich guy, leading Arnold to investigate and he gets caught up in saving this girl from Satan. It brings new meaning to the saying “I work for the Devil!”
It runs a tad long (though only 2 hours) but if you’re into theology and symbolism, this otherwise silly concept turns out to be pretty decent.
Arnold wins, by the way (as if you couldn’t guess), although he does so in a quasi-religiously symbolic way.
One would typically expect a film that ultimately pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against Satan would be laughable and tacky. Fortunately, the director knew the weakness of the ultimate plot and decided to spice it up with a whole lot of Christian imagery and symbolism. There’s a lot going on in this film, and most of it is in the details.
