Fallen
Directed by	Gregory Hoblit
Produced by	Charles Roven, Dawn Steel
Written by	Nicholas Kazan
Starring	Denzel Washington John Goodman
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	January 16, 1998 (USA)
Running time	123 min.
Language	English, Aramaic

Fallen is a 1998 supernatural thriller film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, and starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, and Embeth Davidtz.

[edit] Plot

Police detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) gains notoriety for capturing serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas). Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a killer who seems to be copycatting Reese. Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that this is no copycat; however, Reese, or at least the evil that was inside him — a demon named Azazel — has managed to survive the execution, and is jumping from one body to another to continue killing, and to terrorize Hobbes himself. As the battle of wits between good and evil becomes increasingly personal for Hobbes, he must turn to a theologian (Embeth Davidtz), whose theories on demonology are his only hope for defeating Azazel.

[edit] Cast

• Denzel Washington — John Hobbes
• John Goodman — Jonesy
• Donald Sutherland — Lt. Stanton
• Embeth Davidtz — Gretta Milano
• James Gandolfini — Lou
• Elias Koteas — Edgar Reese
• Gabriel Casseus — Art
• Michael J. Pagan — Sam Hobbes
• Robert Joy — Charles Olom

[edit] Reception

Fallen received mixed ratings from critics, who praised the thriller's premise but found it ultimately recycled and not all that thrilling. Janet Maslin of the New York Times called it "A stylish if seriously far-fetched nightmare,"^[1] but Variety wrote that "Washington has the almost impossible task of holding together a convoluted picture that's only intermittently suspenseful and not very engaging emotionally or intellectually."^[2] The Chicago Reader praised Washington's performance, but referring to the film's continual use of The Rolling Stones song "Time Is on My Side," wrote, "The first half of this movie holds some promise, but time is not on its side."^[3]

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 42% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 53 reviews.^[4]

Fallen took in $25 million in the United States during its theatrical run.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Fallen at Rotten Tomatoes
• Fallen at the Internet Movie Database
• Fallen (film) at Box Office Mojo