;

The Omega Code

1999

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 8% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 30% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 3.5/10 10 5621 5.6K

revelation (book) bible biblical code bible code

Plot summary

An ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.

Director

Robert Marcarelli Photo
Robert Marcarelli

Top cast

Michael York Photo
Michael York as Stone Alexander
Michael Ironside Photo
Michael Ironside as Dominic
Catherine Oxenberg Photo
Catherine Oxenberg as Cassandra Barashe
William Hootkins Photo
William Hootkins as Sir Percival Lloyd
480p.DVD
878.14 MB
624*336
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bek-12 5 / 10

An interesting film, but eerie to watch

If I gauge this film on the story, without accounting for the religious implications, I'd rate it a 7/10. It's a decent film, but the ending is a bit unexplained to me. I'm a little surprised it has earned such a low rating, but I imagine it could be considered offensive to some people.I'm not a religious person, but I don't think the antichrist would be so blatant with his identity. I can't imagine people in the world not rising up to stop such an evil force, much less that many people siding with him. That is, if they know who/what he is. I fault this movie on the religious side for that, because the antichrist would come like a sheep in wolves clothes, or so I would think.Still, an interesting concept that seems somewhat based in truth.
Reviewed by Uriah43 5 / 10

Condenses Way Too Much Material at the End

This movie starts off with a Jewish scholar by the name of "Rabbi Rostenberg" (Yehuda Efroni) completing research on a Biblical code which can unlock secret messages of prophetic importance from within the Bible. Because of the significant advantages to be gained from its possession, evil forces want his work and send a hit man named "Dominic" (Michael Ironside) to kill him and acquire it. They succeed in killing him and they get most of the code. But not all. When the news of Rabbi Rostenberg's murder leaks out a popular motivational speaker named "Gillen Lane" (Casper Van Dien) is called upon by television reporter "Cassandra Barashe" (Catherine Oxenberg) to explain to her audience the importance of this Bible code. Not long afterward the man recently appointed as the Chairman of the European Union, "Stone Alexander" (Michael York) calls upon Gillen Lane to be his public relations spokesman as he launches an effort to consolidate the world under his leadership. Anyway, rather than disclose the entire plot and ruin the mystery for those who haven't seen this movie I will just say that while this film is entertaining the story itself is mishandled a bit. The main cause of this is the fact that it spends a great deal of time on setting up the story but condenses way too much material at the end. As a result the ending leaves much to be desired. Still, both Michael Ironside and Michael York, along with Catherine Oxenberg to a lesser degree, performed in a reasonably good manner and their performances make the film watchable. However, I cannot say the same for Casper Van Dien as he just didn't have the presence required to be a lead actor. In any case, this isn't a bad Christian film and I think it deserves an average rating.
Reviewed by Miss_MiChiMi 5 / 10

It is not as bad as the vote portrays it to be.

I remember hearing the buzz about this movie and deciding that I had to see it. So, I rented it and was pleasantly surprised. Granted, Casper Van Dien would not have been my first choice for the lead, but these types of movies don't have the financing to get A-listers.What I do not understand is why there are so many bashing this movie as Christian propaganda or apocalyptic foretelling. The movie is someone's interpretation of the Antichrist being unleashed on the world. On that note, if you are an atheist, do not believe there will ever be an "Armageddon", or couldn't care less if Armageddon happens or not, then why would you watch this movie? It's like a vegetarian going to an all you can, extreme carnivore buffet. You know you won't like it, you won't try to understand the underlying story, and you will lose focus because this subject doesn't interest you.I have to say, given the resources available, the movie was actually quite good. Michael Ironside, as usual, immerses himself in the role and makes the villain larger than life. The movie attempted to bring the message of evil waiting to attack to the masses, and did it in a quite entertaining way. Before I get bashed for being a "bible thumper" or a "religious zealot", I want to point out that I am not affiliated with any organized religion and watched this movie with people who were Christian, agnostic, atheist, and wiccan. No one complained about the movie.
Read more IMDb reviews

No comments yet

Be the first to leave a comment