致命报应

科学与宗教之间的界限到底怎样划分？两者是对立的，还是一步就能跨越？凯瑟琳（希拉里·斯万克 Hilary Swank饰）的转变就多次源于这个古老神秘的哲学命题。她曾经忠实地信仰天主，虔诚布道，丈夫和女儿却惨死他人手中，这令凯瑟琳不再相信宗教，她坚定的认为，科学才是一切现象的根本，所谓神，只是人们愚蠢的迷信。 　　小镇上发生的怪事，却令凯瑟琳的观念发生了又一次的逆转。只因为，圣经上的预言和这里发生的一系列怪事竟然不谋而合。面对这些神秘的现象，凯瑟琳发现，自己的科学信仰面临着严峻的挑战，在小镇沸沸扬扬的风波中，也许主宰一切的是她一直不愿相信的神明……The death of a child in mysterious circumstances sparks a series of events that seem to represent biblical plagues, which start occurring in, of all places, a town called "Haven" that is located deep in the bowels of Bible belt country in the bayous of Louisiana. A former Christian missionary turned religious phenomena debunker and her top open minded student turned personal assistant are sent to investigate.