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This imaginative low-budget horror film from first-time
director Frank LaLoggia tells the story of shy high-school student
Andrew (Stefan Arngrim) who, in a nod to the Omen films, slowly
begins to realize that his feelings of alienation stem from the
fact that he is the Antichrist. This revelation is not lost on
Andrew's elderly next-door neighbor and one of his fellow students
-- both of whom are actually archangels-in-hiding who have been
waiting for the inevitable moment when the boy's latent identity
finally surfaces. Andrew's first demonstration of his powers allows
him to avenge himself on his cruel classmates (in an imaginative
scene, one macho poser is gifted with breasts), but soon he begins
to undergo a more dramatic change. The climactic moment comes
during an outdoor Passion play performance -- during which the
actor portraying Jesus on-stage ends up crucified for real -- and
archangels Gabriel and Michael arrive to fulfill their destiny in
the final battle between good and evil. Considering the budgetary
limitations, this is still an impressive debut, tackling its
weighty metaphysical themes with style and intensity seldom seen in
other teen-horror films and boasting a superb score blending punk,
pop, and new wave tracks with haunting Gregorian chants. Apart from
its artistic merit, Fear No Evil should stand as an inspiration to
young filmmakers everywhere. Producer/director Frank LaLoggia
managed to scrape up 150,000 dollars to finance the production and
find distributors all on his own -- all at the tender age of 23 --
long before his success directing the more subdued supernatural
opus Lady in White. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide