Legion

         Welcome to Paradise Falls, no... it's not the mystical land from 'Up'. It is the name of the rundown gas station / diner in the middle of the Nevada desert where the film plays out. Paradise Falls has been hit with Route 66 syndrome and has fallen off the map and is now a spot for those lost travelers that missed the turn for the interstate.

     The diner is owned by Bob Hanson (Dennis Quaid) who works with his son who's the mechanic, Jeep Hanson (Lucas Black). We are first led to the diner by Kyle Williams (Tyrese Gibson) who is lost on the desert road, we are also introduced to the Anderson's who are stranded because of a broken down BMW that is too technical for the antiquated shop to fix. Also joining into this quaint diner gang is Charlie (Adrianne Palicki) a girl 8-months pregnant and Percy Walker (Charles S. Dutton) the short order cook. Everything is as you would expect in this middle-of-nowhere hideaway, until Gladys Foster, a small old lady with her walker will mark the beginning of a long night for these desert castaways. For this little old lady goes from sweet to crazy and biting people in an instant, leading way for more crazies to come down the old road.

      Along comes Michael, who arms and helps fortify the diner against these crazy people, who are out for blood. It appears that outside of the desert an apocalypse of biblical proportions is taking place, Michael informs us that god has lost all faith with man and is set to exterminate them. These people coming to the diner are possessed by angels sent by god, whose mission is to kill the baby Charlie is carrying. Michael of course is the arch-angel who defies gods order and has vowed to help save the baby's life, the Messiah and stop the apocalypse. Not only do they have to battle zombie-like humans, but swarms of insects and ultimately a showdown with Gabriel the angel who is sent to do the deed that Michael was suppose to do.

     As for my point of view it was an OK supernatural thriller. What I liked was these possessed people still could walk and talk and think, unlike most zombies you usually find. Unfortunately, there isn't much else that really makes this film stand out, the acting wasn't outstanding, besides maybe a couple cool creature effects this movie doesn't have much going for it. The bad about it is... surprise, it's at a gas station in the middle of nowhere and it went a little to biblical for me. Also about half way through it really slowed down as the characters start bickering with each other and confessing the bad in their lives. Also not that original of a plot and nothing to really make this movie stand out in the genre. I can't help comparing certain parts of dialog at the beginning and end to Sarah Connor in the Terminator movies (Which also featured an apocalyptic event). I'm sorry its a short posting but there's only so much you can go on about with 90% of the movie taking place in the confines of a small diner (Flashback to 'Maximum Overdrive').