Among the avid moviegoers there are many who love to tickle their nerves. Most people prefer not some second-rate horror films, but worthy psychological thrillers with elements of mysticism. And it’s absolutely ideal if it’s not just a movie, but a longer-term pleasure - an entire series. “The Hand of the Lord” is just such a film. It has an unpredictable plot, tension in each frame, excellent acting and powerful religious overtones.
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The series “Hand of the Lord” or “Hand of God” is a popular American project, which was released in 2015. The pilot release was introduced back in 2014 on Amazon Video. It was this show that was supposed to decide whether the creators should continue shooting and bring their brainchild to the rental. The audience was interested in the film and gave the go-ahead - they will watch. Thus, a year later, the full-fledged 1st season of “The Hand of the Lord” was released. The directors were Peter Medak, Mark Forster, Brad Anderson and Sarah Pia Anderson. The project has a very good rating: 7.5 on the foreign portal IMDb and 7.41 on the Russian KinoPoisk. At the moment there are 2 seasons in it, the duration of each series is 60 minutes.
Plot
All the salt, as in hundreds of other detective thrillers, is in the capture of a criminal who unceremoniously encroached on the holy - the family of the protagonist. Quite interestingly begins 1 episode 1 of the series "Hand of the Lord." A policeman notices a naked madman in the city fountain who prays loudly and violates public order in every possible way. However, this is not another religious fanatic who decided to play in public, but an unfortunate father whose son is in a deep coma after an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
Moreover, the pope is also a well-known judge, and he does not believe in anything that the offspring wanted to take his own life. Since neither the police nor the rest of the family intend to look for a mythical villain, the decisive father takes up the matter himself. With the help of two familiar swindlers and a frantic faith, he begins to hear his son's thoughts and with each series he is getting closer and closer to unraveling the monstrous incident.
Cast
In terms of famous actors there really is something to see. The highlight of the program is the great and mighty Golden Globe owner Ron Perlman or the same guy who played Hellboy. Without red makeup and in the role of a wise and inconsolable father, dreaming of retribution, he looks no worse than in his most famous films. Many know him as one of the main characters in the films “Battle for Fire”, “City of Lost Children”, and he also appeared in the series “Sons of Anarchy”.
With the female component, everything is a little simpler here - in the first positions, actress Dana Delaney. She specializes mainly in American television series, including Sex in Another City, Desperate Housewives, and Body Investigation. In the latter, she starred in the title role of an intelligent and sexual forensic expert who easily dealt with even the most complicated murder cases. In addition to this couple, such actors as Andre Royo, Garrett Dillahant, Alona Tal and many others took part in the series “The Hand of the Lord”.
Reviews
Reviewers who have taken the liberty of sharing their thoughts with the world about the series are mainly divided into two camps. Some people are wildly delighted with the ingenious and intriguing plot, sing the beautiful play of the actors and recognize this series as one of the best and most exciting that they saw in their life. In positive reviews, special attention is paid to the psychological bias of the thriller and the finely honed characters of the main characters, who keep the glow at the proper level, and do not allow the viewer to get bored.
The negative color in the reviews and comments is based mainly on the fact that the storyline is rather weak and differs little from similar television series, of which there are already innumerable. Many people pay attention to the protractedness of the series and say that it was possible to calculate the villain and put an end to it in the 1st season.
Someone is embarrassed by a religious bias, someone seems to be pretty implausible, someone is amused by madness, someone is surprised by the serious intentions of the main character. However, on many sites, positive reviews still win in quantity. Representatives of the "golden mean", as always, summarize something like "you can watch" or "come down for the evening."