Review of Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

I do like Brian Dennehy as an actor but find that he usually fares better in "goodie" roles than "baddie" ones which is the case in this film. Religion over the years has often been misused by certain members of the human race to carry out acts of murder and cleansing. WHether the acts are good or bad all depends on how you yourself view religion - there is no hard and fast rule here ! This film starts out on the premise that killing in the name of religion is wrong and William Devane ( whom I adore as well ) sets out to track Ervil Le Baron all the way to Mexico, but the task seems more difficult than he at first imagined. I just personally have difficulty seeing Brian Dennehy in an evil role and therefore was not overly convinced by his performance ! When he says's he's had "visions", it just really is not very convincing !! The picture quality of the film is grainy and outdated, which is a bit of a shame. I would have preferred a bit more attention to detail and a more convincing lead role on the part of Dennehy. But the film certainly has good moments even though some of the performances appear unconvincing.