- CELEBRITY
- 07:00 AM, Mar 29
takes the idea of a living Nativity to new and respectful heightsby Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
smart, artistically and spiritually satisfying filmby Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
slow, plodding, and not terribly interestingby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
lacks a certain excitement and narrative depth, but it is capable of pleasing, on some level, believers and skeptics alikeby Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune ]
glum, plodding and miserableby David Mercier [FilmJudge ]
careful in its treatment of the material but has trouble finding a good balance between reverence and entertainmentby Sarah Bryan Miller [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
beautifully shot, but dramatically inert Biblical filmby Tim Knight [Reel ]
a cinematic Bible class that flatters the chosen but has little to offer anyone who is not already a believerby Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times ]