Release Date:
01/25/2002
The Mothman Prophecies tells the tale of a small boy who, after witnessing his parents brutal murder, dedicates his life to fighting crime as the nocturnal dark knight of vengeanceThe Mothman! OK, not really. But doesnt that sound better than based on the mysterious urban legend and the strange events surrounding Point Pleasant, West Virigina?
Starting with the assumption that most people are familiar with the Mothman legend (hes right up there with Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and Axl Rosea weird creature few have seen but who is believed to be some sort of omen or supernatural entity), The Mothman Prophecies tells the story of a grieving widower (Richard Gere) who begins to suspect that his wifes death has some connection to sightings of a tall, winged thing with glowing red eyes in and around West Virginia. While not a completely bad movie, it never really gets moving the way it wants to and it belabors the few points its trying to make. The movie is pretty stylish, but too often the flourishes feel more like paddingif it were chopped down a bit, it would make a pretty good X-Files episode.
Starting with the assumption that most people are familiar with the Mothman legend (hes right up there with Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and Axl Rosea weird creature few have seen but who is believed to be some sort of omen or supernatural entity), The Mothman Prophecies tells the story of a grieving widower (Richard Gere) who begins to suspect that his wifes death has some connection to sightings of a tall, winged thing with glowing red eyes in and around West Virginia. While not a completely bad movie, it never really gets moving the way it wants to and it belabors the few points its trying to make. The movie is pretty stylish, but too often the flourishes feel more like paddingif it were chopped down a bit, it would make a pretty good X-Files episode.