Movie Info
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
December 01, 2006MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Catherine HardwickeStarring :
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Alexander Siddig, Said Amadis, Ciaran Hinds, Tim Van Rellim
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“..takes the idea of a living Nativity to new and respectful heights..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
“..smart, artistically and spiritually satisfying film..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..slow, plodding, and not terribly interesting..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..lacks a certain excitement and narrative depth, but it is capable of pleasing, on some level, believers and skeptics alike..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
“..glum, plodding and miserable..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..careful in its treatment of the material but has trouble finding a good balance between reverence and entertainment..”
by Sarah Bryan Miller [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..beautifully shot, but dramatically inert Biblical film..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
“..a cinematic Bible class that flatters the chosen but has little to offer anyone who is not already a believer..”
by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
Reader's Reviews
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posted by Mdrshado on Jul 13, 2009