The Crow: Wicked Prayer

R

Released May 13, 2005

1 hr. 39 min.

Fantasy

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Ex-con Jimmy Cuervo (Edward Furlong) and his girlfriend (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are targeted by satanists, who murder them as part of a ceremony to resurrect the devil. However, a crow brings Jimmy back, and as an invulnerable spirit of justice, he begins hunting down his murderers. While the satanists meet grisly ends one at a time, the leaders, Luc "Death" Crash (David Boreanaz) and his lover, Lola (Tara Reid), attempt to complete the ritual, which will make them even more powerful than Jimmy.

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Jason V

I'm only giving this a half-star because you can't give it zero stars. This is what you get in this movie: 1. a strung-out Edward Furlong who is long past his prime (if he ever had one) as an actor. 2. David Boreanaz, playing Angelus from Buffy. 3. Dennis Hopper doing a patently offensive take on a hispanic hip-hop cult leader (he even refers to Satan as, "The O.G." - are you KIDDING ME??) 4. Tara Reid...okay, she might be the only bright spot in the flick. She's always fun to watch. Once again, the story at its core isn't bad, but it's confused, it doesn't know where it's going, what kind of film it wants to be, and it's just a mess from start to finish. A horrible way to end the Crow series...until the 2024 remake, anyway, which doesn't promise to make things much better.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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shayne c

When I heard Eddie Furlong was gonna be in a crow film I jumped at the chance to see it. I guess You need a true appreciation for cult film to enjoy it. I gave it 3 and a half stars because it really wasn't what you would expect but they step it up with all star casting. Furlongs Crow was not great but not horrible like it's made to seem. The only one to me who really did great acting in the film to me was David Boreanaz and Tara Reid. The rest of the cast may as well have been reading for a stage play.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Audience Member

It has very little memorable moments.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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robert p

None of the follow ups can match the Original "The Crow" and that's a fact. Just trying to make money off of a well known and respected movie thus my *1* star rating!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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victor o

I saw the previous films and despite the differences, I love them all. The first was a classic, worthy of praise and imitation in other works. The second was fine and could have been better. The third was wonderful in its own right. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for this sequel, at present, the final film of the franchise and it is an abomination. The previous Crow movie was unfairly given a straight-to-home video release. This one does deserve to be denied a theatrical run, heck, it is so bad that it did not deserve to be made at all. Jimmy Cuervo is a man having been released from prison serving time for manslaughter. Years of life living on a Mexican-Native American reservation have given him a lot of pent-up rages. But those rages are sated because of his love for Lilly, the beautiful mystic daughter of the tribal chief. Despite their differences, the two love each other and decide to get married. Only around the same time, Luc Crash, a convict acquaintance of Jimmy's escapes from a work detail with help from a host of his friends and girlfriend Lola Byrne. Luc is a Satanist with ambitions of bringing the apocalypse with his friends taking on the names of the four horsemen and granting mystical powers to his girlfriend by killing Jimmy and Lilly just as they are about to be married. The murders call upon the divine spirit of revenge from the previous Crow stories and resurrect Jimmy as he seeks his revenge all the while saving the world from a monstrosity that Luc intends to become. This movie, unlike the others, is a complete and utter joke. Gone is the seriousness and omnipotence that defined the previous films. Instead, there is more of a sarcastic horror pastiche resembling films From Dusk ‘Til Dawn or Machete. This was insulting to the notion of love being stronger than the death that was prevalent in the previous movies. The actors and actresses are attractive, but their performances are terrible. Eddie Furlong has the look of the Crow, but he is not a great actor. David Boreanaz plays the psychotic Satanist well but with hammy as heck. The apocalyptic posse is ridiculous, but nowhere near as bad as Dennis Hopper's special appearance. I think the only character I liked was Tara Reid as the naughty witch girlfriend. Other characters such as Jimmy's potential in-laws including a nice appearance from Danny Trejo were nice additions but sadly wasted. I cannot believe something so good ended so badly. As far as I am concerned Crow ended with a trilogy, not a tetralogy. Avoid at all costs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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camille l

Si le troisième opus de la franchise était compétent techniquement mais totalement stupide narrativement, le quatrième et dernier The Crow est effroyable dans tous les sens. Cependant, il y a quelque chose d'inhérent dans cette saga qui rend même les pires navets affreusement divertissants. Il est impossible de s'ennuyer devant The Crow : Wicked Prayer, même si le script est abominable, même si la mise en scène est catastrophique et même si Edward Furlong est de très loin le pire Crow de tous. Le film de Lance Mungia vit et meurt grâce à son duo de méchants, joués par les inénarrables David Boreanaz et Tara Reid, d'une telle nullité qu'ils en deviennent passionnants, dévorant l'écran à chaque apparition. Heureusement, Lance Mungia a eu la bonne idée de leur donner la plus grosse part du gâteau et leur omniprésence rend The Crow : Wicked Prayer étrangement satisfaisant. Attention, on reste sur un très mauvais film. Mais que c'est drôle.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Lance Mungia

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Edward Furlong

Jimmy Cuervo

David Boreanaz

Luc Crash

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A film that tries too hard while making no effort whatsoever, The Crow: Wicked Prayer concerns an ex-con tragically caught between wealthy Christian fundamentalist Aztec casino owners and Satanist miners. No, seriously, it does.

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In a series that plays fast and loose with logic Wicked Prayer is the most incoherent of all.

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Just a third remake of Brandon [Lee's] film, and it fails in repeating what made the first film so fantastic.

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Everybody's favourite non-Robin Williams sad clown.

Rated: 0.5/4

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Appealing to the lowest possible tastes, it elevates violence to new levels of pander.

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Synopsis

Ex-con Jimmy Cuervo (Edward Furlong) and his girlfriend (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are targeted by satanists, who murder them as part of a ceremony to resurrect the devil. However, a crow brings Jimmy back, and as an invulnerable spirit of justice, he begins hunting down his murderers. While the satanists meet grisly ends one at a time, the leaders, Luc "Death" Crash (David Boreanaz) and his lover, Lola (Tara Reid), attempt to complete the ritual, which will make them even more powerful than Jimmy.

Director: Lance Mungia
Screenwriter: Lance Mungia, Jeff Most, Sean Hood
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2005
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016

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