Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: the first of a an original trilogy

as far as biblical/religious themed films goes,i found this to be oneof the better ones.this particular one is the first of what wasoriginally a trilogy.it's well acted,by all involved.but ChristopherWalken steals every scene he is in,as he has a habit of doing,inwhatever project he's involved with.the characters (including Walken's)were also interesting.i also liked the pace.it's not too fast,and nottoo slow.without giving too much away,there's a war of epic proportionbeing waged,the outcome of which will have far reaching and potentialdevastating consequence.the story has been done before,but theacting,and the characters make the difference here.for me,The Prophecyis a 4/5