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Ayla Kell, Casper Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg

When it was released in 1999, The Omega Code surprised Hollywood by scoring $2.4 million in its opening weekend, following a promotional blitz on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The Chr...( read more  read more... )istian televangelical outlet, which funded this chaotic biblical thriller, had built widespread awareness among its viewership, and the film attracted an appreciative Christian audience. While it's true that The Omega Code offers a wealth of biblical prophecy that Christians will study for years, it remains a pedestrian, headache-inducing movie that's too busy "decoding" the Bible to make any dramatic sense. With a cast that could populate an Aaron Spelling miniseries, it's too badly written to inspire serious religious discussion, and not terrible enough to qualify as entertaining schlock. It's just painfully, pretentiously bad.

Rife with snippets from the book of Revelation, the convoluted plot finds a famous motivational speaker and "Bible Code" expert (Casper Van Dien) under the influence of an ultra-wealthy philanthropist (played by ultra-hammy Michael York) who schemes to crack the Bible's secret codes and take over the world. He's a vessel for the Antichrist (with snidely Michael Ironside as his henchman), and by the time Van Dien gets a clue from a pair of resurrected prophets, The Omega Code has jettisoned any pretense of religious importance. Rather than dare a meaningful examination of faith and the power of evil, the movie opts instead for cheesy pyrotechnics, hackneyed action, and enough bad acting to make Arnold Schwarzenegger's End of Days look like a masterpiece. Do you want to feel closer to God? Just read your Bible, forget about the code, and avoid this gawd-awful movie. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 100 min.

Directed by: Robert Marcarelli

Release Date: October 15, 1999

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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2001

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  • wwaising
    August 14, 2009
    wwaising
    My my... it was almost better than the two [The Da Vinci Code], almost. Surprisingly substantial.
  • terris85017
    April 12, 2009
    terris85017
    I recommend this one. A possible version of events which might precede Armaggedon. Amazing cast....Robert Ito & Michael York
  • prayingeddie
    November 21, 2008
    prayingeddie
    I loved this movie!!! I thought it was just an over all great movie.
  • qrsgrandma
    November 10, 2008
    qrsgrandma
    Bad flic, Irinside was thwe best part
  • roxanagrm
    June 7, 2008
    roxanagrm
    Michael York is great, the rest.....
  • sgroger1
    March 18, 2008
    sgroger1
    It's a different view on the endtimes and how scripture is fullfilled. I don't like the idea of the Bible Code used in the movie, but the acting is good.
  • pwadethompson
    February 25, 2008
    pwadethompson
    like most Christian movies....it sucks.
  • cpesojpeso
    February 21, 2008
    cpesojpeso
    ONE OF THE WORST. SOO DANG BORING.
  • antiochsongbird
    December 10, 2007
    antiochsongbird
    It had very good potential. The writing could've been stronger...
  • QYN
    September 24, 2007
    QYN
    Saw this years ago, if i remember correctly wasn't all that bad.

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