With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, Miriam Margoyles
Plot: The devil returns to earth in human form (Byrne) just in time to impregnate his chosen one (Tunney) in time for the millennium. A tough ex-alcoholic (Arnie) must stop him somehow.
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A load of nonsense, though at least most of it is structured like a police caper rather than a portentous satanist horror (though there's that as well, and it's very generic). With its chequered past, this is a role Schwarzenegger obviously thinks he can really get his teeth into, but he just comes off as more lethargic and inanimate than usual (he was getting older at this point I suppose). The hilarious depiction of the devil is what really majkes the film (almost) worth watching, being as he is a leering, tit-grabbing womaniser, and Byrne slips into this ridiculous role surprisingly well. Too predictable and too long to be as fun as it should, Arnie completists might still have more fun with it than they expected.
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