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Apostle, The (1997)

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All Time

of 190,142

697

1990's

of 24,698

100

1997

of 5,718

11
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  407
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  8
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  66

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Apostle, The (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0698

Avg Critic Score:3.0066

Apostle, The (1997) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Duvall's screenplay does what great screenwriting is supposed to do, and surprises us with additional observations and revelations in every scene. ...read the complete Apostle movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

There's a scene early in ``The Apostle'' where Robert Duvall, as a Pentecostal preacher from Texas, is having a talk with God, who has to do all of the listening. ...read the complete Apostle movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

No review available ...read the complete Apostle movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Duvall has created a work that tries to be more than entertaining, reaching to be a more artistic film. ...read the complete Apostle movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

For Robert Duvall, The Apostle was a labor of love. It is said that every man or woman has at least one story to tell; this is Duvall's. The film was in the making for over a decade, and, when no studio bought into it, Duvall put up the money himself. ...read the complete Apostle movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Throughout the film cause and effect, the mainspring of most narratives, is replaced by a sense of spiritual synchronicity....read the complete Apostle, The (1997) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

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The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Duvall's unobtrusive direction moves the film at a leisurely pace that lets many scenes build the gentle, pleasing rhythms of small-town Southern life. A rare display of spiritual light on screen....read the complete Apostle, The (1997) review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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Film Threat (Tom Meek)

Duvall chews up the scenery with smoldering, fire-and-brimstone orations....read the complete Apostle, The (1997) review at Film Threat (Tom Meek)

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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

One of the most self-in-dulgent, muddled, badly written, vague and pointless exercises in filmmaking I have ever had to sit through....read the complete Apostle, The (1997) review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

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