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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Passion of the Christ, The (2004) a score of 2.6610 out of 4
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Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
The Passion of the Christ is a tremendous FILM and if you look at it through those eyes you may believe that too. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
No other film in history has even attempted such a concentrated interpretation of these unimaginable events let alone do so with what I call such reverential explicitness. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is not a sermon or a homily, but a visualization of the central event in the Christian religion. Take it or leave it. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
One cannot rely on any critic for this film because a biased opinion lies behind every review. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Mel Gibson’s personal vision of the persecution and death of Christ is relentless, brutal... and brilliant. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)
one of the few works of Christian cinema made with genuine artistry ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Mark Robison)Reno Gazette-Journal (Mark Robison)
It's like a bloody Renaissance painting come to life. But the DVD is a disappointment. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Mark Robison)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
Incredibly intense, unflichingly realistic and powerfully moving...One of the all-time great cinematic achievements...God bless Mel Gibson. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)
Director Mel Gibson tells the story with haunting realism in what will go down as his crowning achievement in filmmaking. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
The Passion of the Christ is painstakingly true to its source material, neither editorializing nor embellishing upon what is taught each week in thousands upon thousands of churches across the globe. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Peter Lowry)Film Threat (Peter Lowry)
While this is clearly the most controversial film of the year, but I also happen to think it might also be the its most brilliant as well. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Film Threat (Peter Lowry)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
This is one of the most powerful and emotional films I have ever seen. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)Lee's Movie Info (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
Gibson has created a well-crafted film that not only makes the audience think but ask questions. Passion is easily one of the most important films of the last decade. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Will rightfully be considered a landmark achievement not only for the passionate responses it is causing but because Gibson was able to give one of the oldest and best-known stories in literature such contemporary resonance and power. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
A work that is as horrifying as it is beautiful, as disturbing as it is gratifying, and as powerful as it is controversial. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Using ancient languages, vivid images and visceral violence, Gibson has brought new life to one of civilization's oldest narratives. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
If ever there was a film with the correct title, that film is Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." Although the word ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
"The Passion" is big, physical, violent and unflinching. It's unlike any biblical film ever made and it's impossible to watch it with a trace of passivity. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Phil Kloer)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Phil Kloer)
This is a movie so singular, so intense, so overwhelming that it simply has to be experienced. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Phil Kloer)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (Yunda Eddie Feng)DVDTown.com (Yunda Eddie Feng)
...I appreciate the piece on a secular level and as a sincere expression of an individual’s faith. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at DVDTown.com (Yunda Eddie Feng)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
If Gibson's central wish was for people to discuss Jesus, mission accomplished. If you can manage to disregard the hype, you'll witness a wonderfully made film. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Gibson has made a big, bold, nightmarishly beautiful film not just about the dawn of the Christian faith, but about the awful tendency of human communities (wherever and whenever in the world they may exist) toward self-preservation, intolerance and mob ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A gripping, powerful motion picture -- arguably the most forceful depiction of Jesus' death ever to be committed to film. It leaves an indelible imprint on the psyche; viewers of this movie may never look at a crucifix in quite the same way. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Whatever else it is -- however flawed we find it -- The Passion of the Christ is a work of art. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
One of the things that happens while you watch a man slowly beaten to death is that the fact of his life is reinforced. This happened, Gibson is saying. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Controversy aside, it is dramatically intense, skillfully constructed and often harrowing, in ways that should have an impact on people of any or no particular faith. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Il est intéressant de voir que le film s’attarde surtout à démontrer la mesquinerie de l’homme plutôt que de glorifier le christianisme. ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
In Aramaic and Latin with subtitles There are so many ancillary issues surrounding the release of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (née The Passion) that they threaten to dwarf the 127-minute movie that lies at the maelstrom's epicenter. (The contro ...read the complete Passion of the Christ movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
 
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