Overplayed and overrated (spoiler?)

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2003)

Stilted dialogue, stilted acting by all except Whoopi. A simple
example of the dialogue is Demi's "Stop this!" when "stop it!" might
be more natural and it isn't surprising that she can't read these
lines better. As for Patrick, he merely seems bemused by the
whole thing.
Otherwise, a reversion to the fantasy movies of the 30s and 40s
such as "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" whose hero (Robert Montgomery) was even more miscast.
The fundamentalist-style demons that drag off some of the villains
don't help either and are poorly done.
I'm not a great admirer of Whoopi Goldberg but she really shines
here and makes it worth watching.