"My enemy's friend is my enemy."

The Prophecy 2
(1998)

On her way to work, a nurse nails a guy who just seems to fall from the sky.

Det. Thomas Daggett, plagued by visions since the incident four years ago, has joined a monastic order and is in his cell, screaming about the coming of some terrible thing.

In a deserted parking lot, Lucifer expells Gabriel from hell, saying that it's not big enough for the both of them. I wonder how the person whose car is now partially submerged into the once molten ground is going to explain that to their insurance company.

Meanwhile, Nurse Valerie (Jennifer Beals) is taken with Danyael, the guy she nailed with her car. After seeing him entertaining some kids in the children's ward, she lets him walk her home (even though she drives to work and doesn't seem to live close by). He puts the moves on her and after some passionate naked caressing, asks if she "accepts him." Personally, I think that's kind of creepy, but she consents and the penetration starts. Almost seems like he put her in a semi-crucified position, which is even kinkier than just banging an angel. Danyael is played by Russell Wong, by the way. He could crucify me any day.

Mr. Wong

Anywho, it seems Danyael has been put to the task of inseminating a human woman, by Archangel Micheal, in order to produce a nephilim (a half human/half angelic being). The angels who are still loyal to God want to use the nephilim to unite the kingdom of heaven and end the war. The opposing party thinks the nephilim are an abomination; recalling that God ordered them all destroyed in the first days of man. Gabriel is down with the latter. He goes on the hunt for Valerie but has some computer problems, sparking one of the film's most memorable lines uttered by Izzy, a recently acquired suicide victim.

This might be the best Brittany Murphy has ever looked.

Gabriel uses his new tech support/chauffeur to track down and corner Valerie, but she gets away with a little help. In one scene, he asks Izzy to try an avoid hitting a dog. Mind you, he's been killing folks since the first installation, but apparently he's an animal lover - as long as they aren't the human kind. PETA would be proud.

Fast forward to the end.

Valerie seeks shelter in Eden - an industrial wasteland of sorts - with Danyael and a host of other angels, including Michael. Considering that the nephilim is to be their ace-in-the-hole, the angels seem somewhat disinterested and lackadaisical about protecting its vessel. Lucky for Valerie, faith sustains her. In the end, Gabriel pays the ultimate price and we meet him later as a homeless, human horn-player (huh?). The movie ends with him stating that, "...one day the phone gonna ring and everything will be like it was." Or something like that.

Points of Interest:
Glenn Danzig is in this movie and, in the opening credits, gets top billing over seasoned actor, Eric Roberts. I hope this was just about "D" coming before "R" in the alphabet. Danzig had like one line, then got his heart ripped out by Wong, while Roberts played Michael, a considerably more notable character.

Gabriel (Walken) and Samayel (Danzig)

I love how Gabriel always sounds like a Brooklyn mobster.

Verdict: Great installation to the franchise.

10