Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 06/16/1998
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Directed by
Gregory Hoblit (
Primal Fear),
Fallen is a blend of the
police drama and
supernatural thriller genres. Homicide detective
John Hobbes (
Denzel Washington) narrates, taking the audience back to "the time I almost died." This sets a flashback in motion, beginning at the prison cell of serial killer
Edgar Reese (
Elias Koteas), who grabs
Hobbes' hand and sings
the Rolling Stones'
"Time Is on My Side." After
Reese is executed,
Hobbes and his partner,
Jonesy (
John Goodman), find a seeming copycat killer, committing murders in a manner not unlike
Reese.
Hobbes is drawn into the occult after he meets theology professor
Gretta Milano (
Embeth Davidtz), the daughter of a dead police officer.
Hobbes becomes a suspect himself, but he continues his search for the truth. Co-producer
Dawn Steel died just as this film was due for release.
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide