1998 - Rated R - 2 hr 4 min
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
I like this one, although it's pretty creepy and doesn't exactly have a happy ending... The whole thing is one big deception, so that's cool. And Denzel Washington does a good job, playing the man who sacrifices everything to capture one "criminal." Or whatever you want to call it.
Yeah, it's creepy. There are some questions I have, namely, why can this "being" pass to everyone BUT Denzel? It's a bit strange how long it plays with him and then, all of a sudden, it can possess him no problem. Maybe I missed something.
Either way, the whole movie hinges on one twist at the end, so you might get there and be disappointed. Unless you enjoy the ride, the payoff's not enough to watch the whole thing. Fortunately, I did enjoy it, even knowing what the big finish was.
The deal with the possession was that normally Azazel can possess just by touch, but Denzel was immune to that. There's no real explanation for that other than "some people are just immune." The reason he gets possessed later is that Azazel does it while in spirit form, and in that form her can get to people he couldn't control before just through touch. I like this one myself.
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