This is a largely forgotten Denzel Washington movie that flopped, and I think it’s very eerie and chilling. It’s a supernatural thriller in which a fallen angel Azazel is possessing people to commit murder, passing through them by touch. Washington is a detective who starts off the movie by viewing the execution of a serial killer he put away (Elias Koteas in an excellent and haunting cameo), but then investigates murders that follow the killer’s M.O, and slowly uncovers this story about an evil spirit and his plans for destroying people out of revenge, including framing the detective for murders.
The running motif of the film is that whoever the angel possesses keeps singing or whistling The Rolling Stones “Time is on my Side” to taunt Washington, especially whenever the angel just jumps around bodies in a crowd by slightly brushing against people. The song is used in a very effective and creeping way, and I loved it.
I really got into this one a lot, and I found it suspenseful and interesting. Washington is great in this dark and weird thriller, and I remember feeling a little shaken by the end. I highly recommend this film if you ever come across it.
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