The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers (WGA):

Norman Partridge (novel) (inspiration)
James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip The Crow)

Release Date:

14 September 2005 (Philippines)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

He will not rest until he gets his vengeance.

Plot:

On his way to becoming an immortal demon, gangleader Luc Crash (Boreanaz) orchestrates the murder of Jimmy Cuervo (Furlong) and his girlfriend, Lily (Chriqui).

Plot Keywords:

The Crow | Crow | Redemption | Eye Gouging | Supernatural

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Yuji Okumoto	...	Pestilence
Marcus Chong	...	War
Tito Ortiz	...	Famine
Tara Reid	...	Lola Byrne
David Boreanaz	...	Luc Crash / Death / Satan
Rosemberg Salgado	...	The Priest
Edward Furlong	...	Jimmy Cuervo / The Crow
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Lilly
Danny Trejo	...	Harold
Dave Baez	...	Tanner (as Dave L. Ortiz)
David Lea	...	Bartender (as Dave Lea)
Richard Cumba	...	Moses
Kristina Santoro	...	Pregnant Bride
Kelsey Landry	...	Waitress #1 (as Kelsy Landry)
Ashley Christensen	...	Waitress #2

Also Known As:

The Crow 4 (USA) (working title)
Wicked Prayer (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language throughout, some sexual and drug content.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #40972) | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Actress Alexa Havins was scheduled to appear in the movie but was unable to film her scenes due to scheduling conflicts after joining the ABC daytime soap opera, "All My Children" (1970)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lilly and Jimmy are behind trailer talking and kissing, the positions of their arms change several times between shots.

Quotes:

Luc Crash: Sorry folks, I'd slice all your throats, but, I gotta get to the burial grounds.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

Alive In Your Memories

What possessed him?!

I adore the Crow franchise... I love all the movies and even the T.V show on occasion.

But lets face it, Wicked Prayer was the worst movie to date. The original was fantastic, as they always are, the second (City of Angels) was passable, but Vincent Perez was great as the Crow. Salvation, my second favourite, made use of some amazing young talent... But Wicked Prayer?! No. David Boreanez is a great actor, I think he did an amazing job as Angel in Buffy and Angel, Tara Reid is great in all her other movies... But so miscast in this it's untrue... The new crow, not too bad, but far too underplayed! Where's the angst? The special effects were lousy to say the least and it seemed the director was too interested I'm piling up the body count than making a genuine love/revenge story that the entire crow fiction centres upon.

I honestly have to steer people away, as only the true die-hard fans would want to see it, for the sake of saying they have seen it. Every one else would be put off the movies for good!