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Movie critics combined give Passion of the Christ, The (2004) a score of 2.6610 out of 4
based on (408) reviews
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
While it fails to shed significant new light on its subject, Gibson's film and the all-Jesus-all-the-time attention from the media it's attracted do tell us something somewhat disconcerting about the state of American culture: That the way to make a ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto StarToronto Star
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
This is the True Gibson Story version of the death of Christ, in all is re-created gory. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
The extreme violence does not teach a lesson; it's an end in itself, more suited to the S&M crowd than to anyone seeking an uplifting sermon on everlasting redemption. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Does one really have to so debase Christ’s story in order to make it relevant to today’s audiences? ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
So obsessively and so graphically bloody-minded that it comes perilously close to the pornography of violence. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (--)Baltimore Sun (--)
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Glenn Kenny)Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
From my perspective, the film's anti-Semitism is implicit rather than programmatic, and, in the film's current form, a little sneaky. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for DigitalVD.de (Eric Hoch)DigitalVD.de (Eric Hoch)
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Wahid SharifWahid Sharif
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is the most virulently anti-Semitic movie made since the German propaganda films of World War II. It is sickening. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
The visual big top is the scourging and the crucifixion -- again and again, Gibson returns to the blood-letting. Again and again, we're exposed to the clinical repetition of a single act, until an alleged act of passion comes to seem boring and ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Independent (--)Independent (--)
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A film so narrowly focused as to be inaccessible for all but the devout. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)
A monumentally lousy film. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The Passion of the Christ is so relentlessly focused on the savagery of Jesus' final hours that this film seems to arise less from love than from wrath, and to succeed more in assaulting the spirit than in uplifting it. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
This is a two-hour-and-six-minute snuff movie -- The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre -- that thinks it's an act of faith. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Gibson makes sure that no blow remains unfelt, and his approach can't help but stir the body, but he never touches the soul. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
It's just bad storytelling. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
Gibson turns the thing into a bloody shock spectacle; he implicates the viewers like the Jews who watched the crucifixion and beatings as entertainment. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
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