I found this Gospel long, dull and, for the most part, acted without apparent inspiration.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
13 Feb 2004
fresh:
Turns out to be surprisingly robust.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Feb 2004
rotten:
Events unfold as chronological vignettes, and there's little room for screenwriter John Goldsmith to reimagine scenes to mine their full dramatic potential.
– Lou Carlozo,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr 2004
rotten:
The sad truth is that director Philip Saville and writer John Goldsmith have made a picture book rather than a film, one that leans so heavily on Christopher Plummer's placid voice-over narration as to be cinematically inert.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
2 Apr 2004
rotten:
It's a straightforward, unimaginative narrative, and thus not very memorable.