Rotten
Squanders its good intentions with its numbingly bloated 140-minute running time.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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The Last Sin Eater
Overview
In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
Director and cast
- Michael Landon Jr. Director
- Louise Fletcher as Miz Elda
- Henry Thomas as Man of God
- Soren Fulton as Fagan Kai
- A.J. Buckley as Angor Forbes
- Stewart Finlay-McLennan as Brogan Kai
- Liana Liberato as Cadi Forbes
- Lisa Lackey as Fia Forbes
- Peter Wingfield as The Sin Eater
- Kim Myers as Iona Kai
- Valerie Wildman as Gervase O'Dara
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Unfortunately for God-fearing youths in desperate need of counseling on the horrors of sin-eating, [Cadi's] spiritual awakening will likely put audiences to sleep.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Fresh
The Last Sin Eater is close to nature and boasts many of the elements we expect from solid family entertainment, albeit with tragic overtones that keep the story grounded in a rich emotional context.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Rotten
It has the same dramatic flatness of Love's Abiding Joy, which was made by the same filmmakers. Frankly, these folks are more suited to the Hallmark Channel.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
What should be a simple parable of redemption takes nearly an unforgivable 2 1/2 hours.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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