The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

Regista:

Lance Mungia

Writers (WGA):

Norman Partridge (novel) (inspiration)
James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip The Crow)

Data di uscita:

14 settembre 2005 (Philippines)

Genere:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Slogan:

He will not rest until he gets his vengeance.

Plot:

On his way to becoming an immortal demon, gangleader Luc Crash (Boreanaz) orchestrates the murder of Jimmy Cuervo (Furlong) and his girlfriend, Lily (Chriqui).

Plot Keywords:

The Crow | Fourth Part | Based On Comic Book | Back From The Dead | Sequel

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Awful.......just, awful.

Cast

Yuji Okumoto	...	Pestilence
Marcus Chong	...	War
Tito Ortiz	...	Famine
Tara Reid	...	Lola Byrne
David Boreanaz	...	Luc Crash / Death / Satan
Rosemberg Salgado	...	The Priest
Edward Furlong	...	Jimmy Cuervo / The Crow
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Lilly
Danny Trejo	...	Harold
Dave Baez	...	Tanner (as Dave L. Ortiz)
David Lea	...	Bartender (as Dave Lea)
Richard Cumba	...	Moses
Kristina Santoro	...	Pregnant Bride
Kelsey Landry	...	Waitress #1 (as Kelsy Landry)
Ashley Christensen	...	Waitress #2

Alias:

The Crow 4 (USA) (working title)
Wicked Prayer (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language throughout, some sexual and drug content.

Durata:

99 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Divieti:

Germany:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (certificate #40972) | Philippines:R-13 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-15

Luoghi delle riprese:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Curiosità:

Dimension gave this film a token one week release on one screen before being released on DVD.

Errori:

Continuity: At the Rav'n ball, Famine gets all padded up in baseball gear but moments later when he goes crazy and starts smashing a table with a baseball bat all the gear is missing.

Citazioni:

El Nino: He'll be your homey now and forever more!

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Back to the Future (1985)

Colonna sonora:

Nine Seconds Flat

Awful.......just, awful.

Wicked Prayer is a departure from the previous films in that it takes place in an entirely different, unique setting. The third sequel is set in the American Southwest, and the director has created a film with a style more in line with spaghetti westerns than with the other Crow films. This immediately starts the film out on the wrong foot. The concept of a makeup-wearing avenger can be silly if it isn't treated with respect and verisimilitude, and that is a big reason why The Crow: Wicked Prayer falls flat on its face. From the very beginning of the film, when the villains are introduced with jokey subtitles featuring their nicknames and main attributes, Wicked Prayer is just too tongue-in-cheek to be compelling in any way. David Boreanaz's over-the-top, Nicholson-esquire performance doesn't help matters, and Edward Furlong simply doesn't have the acting chops or the charisma to make up for the film's numerous flaws. In the end, he turns out looking more like a mid-90's Smashing Pumpkins fan than a fearsome spirit of vengeance. Add in some embarrassingly bad wire work in the fight scenes and you have one big, bad, direct-to-video disaster. It's not even worth a rental.