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Genre :

Drama, Romance

Release Date :

August 24, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Christopher Cain

Starring :

Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Tamara Hope, John Gries, Taylor Handley, Huntley Ritter, Krisinda Cain, Shaun Johnston, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..the worst historical drama ever made..”
by Jack Matthews [NY Daily News]
1 of 5

“..the jarring MTV-style filmmaking is so distracting and the "messaging" so unsubtle..”
by Brett Register [Orlando Weekly]
“..the didactic presentation, grim speechifying and tacked-on love story all signify a less-than-healthy regard for the audience's intelligence..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
“..succeeds completely at failure..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..spends so much time on the motivation of Bishop and the Mormons that the humanity of the victims is not fleshed out..”
by Dave Tianen [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4

“..Revisiting an ugly chapter of US history..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“..never comes close to packing the emotional wallop of the denouement..”
by Tim Knight [Reel.com]
1 of 4

“..feels less like an attempt at historical truth-telling than like shameless anti-Mormon propaganda..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : C+

“..Cain's direction is as unimaginative as an episode of "Little House on the Prairie"..”
by Bill White [Seattle Post Intelligencer]

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