Stars: Jean Reno, Christopher Lee, Benoit Magimel

Director: Oliver Dahan

Summary: A series of strange events would seem to indicate the beginning of the Apocalypse: Commissioner Niemans discovers a body which seems to have been involved in a sacrificial ritual, while a young police captain finds a suffering man whose DNA is an exact copy of Christ's. Is the world nearing its catastrophic end?

French filmmaker Olivier Dahan directs this sequel to international hit CRIMSON RIVERS; the script, based on a novel by Jean-Christophe Grange, was adapted by Luc Besson (THE FIFTH ELEMENT). The creepy, fast-paced narrative follows police detective Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), who this time undertakes an investigation of a monastery in the Lorraine. His team uncovers a corpse hidden in the wall, and this raises suspicions of ritual murders. Meanwhile, police captain Reda (Benoît Magimel) has picked up a mysterious and confused man who has the same DNA as Jesus Christ. Niemans and Reda team up, and soon their path leads them to the dark organization known as the 'Angels of the Apokalypse', where the evidence is mounting that the end of the world is nigh.

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French sensation The Crimson Riverswas a serial killer thriller with a difference--it was genuinely thrilling. It was also pretty disturbing, but Jean Reno (The Professional) brought some light to the darkness with his sly performance as dog-phobic detective Niémans. Fortunately, Reno has returned in this highly stylized Luc Besson-penned sequel. Vincent Cassell has not, but Benoît Magimel (The Piano Teacher), as new partner Reda, makes for a decent replacement. Alas, Olivier Dahan isn't in the same league as Matthieu Kassovitz and the story line, which has something to do with the Last Supper, the Maginot Line, and gravity-defying killer monks, is even more convoluted than before. Then there's Johnny Hallyday (The Man on the Train) as a mysterious one-eyed man and Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings) as a bad German dude. It's all a little ridiculous, but entertaining nonetheless, and the chase sequences are a treat. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scenes, Making Of Featurette, Behind The Scenes Featurettes, Trailer
Subtitles:	English, Hindi
Year:	2004
Release Date:	April 25, 2005
Runtime:	95 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D T 38682
Keywords:	Angels, Apocalypse, General, Rivers, Thriller, Crimson
Genre:	Thriller