The Reaping

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The Reaping ★½ 2007 (R)

Southern gothic revisits the 10 plagues from the book of Exodus that are being felt in the Louisiana bayou town of Haven. Having lost her own faith, professor Katherine Winter (Swank), now a professional debunker of alleged miracles and religious phenomena, is called in to offer scientific explanations. Of course, she can't. CGI's decent, Swank's stoic, but the story is so much familiar hooey (and not very scary).98m/C DVD, Bluray Disc, HD DVD . US Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb, William Ragsdale, Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephen Rea; D: Stephen Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins; W: Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes; C: Peter Levy, Peter Levy; M: John (Gianni) Frizzell, John Frizzell.

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