Movie

The Minion

1998 · 95 min

A cheesy, fast-paced supernatural action ride with a body-hopping demon and a stoic hero, best enjoyed as undemanding late-night entertainment.

Tagline: When the Millenium ends... Armageddon begins!
Overview: New York, Christmas Eve, 1999 - at the dawn of the new millennium - a subway construction crew unearths an eight hundred year old Celtic skeleton and a mysterious key. Archeologist Karen Goodleaf is called in to determine the meaning of the discovery. News of the discovery reaches a Middle East monastery where the warrior monks knowns as the Knights Templar - an ancient sect entrusted with protecting holy relics - choose their best pupil, Lukas to face the diabolical threat. As Lukas races to New York, an evil Minion seizes Karen and uses her body like a parasite and host!
How it feels: Dark, tense, campy and eerie. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Faith, survival, identity, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
survival
identity
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild