Movie Review for Last Temptation of Christ, The

Summary: A depiction of Christ's life including a vision of what his life might have been like had he not been crucified.

                         Reviews of Last Temptation of Christ, The
By Phil Villarreal of Arizona Daily Star (8/0)
            Scorsese's film is a work of passion and faith, and admirable for the way it fearlessly explores ...

By Sandi Chaitram of BBC (8/0)
            This thought-provoking film remains a key work by Scorsese, a courageous and imaginative take on ...

By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (8/0)
            Among those who do not already have rigid views on the subject, this film is likely to inspire mo...

By Pablo Villaca of Cinema em Cena (8/0)
            É justamente a fragilidade do lado humano de Jesus e seu esforço para contorná-la que o tornam tã...

By Luis Martinez of Cinenganos (8/0)
            El hecho es, que de no haber tocado un tema tan ampuloso y tan hiriente la cinta tenía madera par...

By Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid (8/0)
            The film actually makes more sense than the noble storybook versions that have been passed on thr...

                         Reviews of Last Temptation of Christ, The
By Emanuel Levy of EmanuelLevy.Com (8/0)
            Despite moments of power and beauty, Scorsese's controversial film is flawed largely due to its c...

By MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher (8/0)
            [A] Jesus flick I can get behind, even as an atheist....

By Gabe Leibowitz of Flipside Movie Emporium (8/0)
            The final 30 minutes of The Last Temptation of Christ relax and allow the atmosphere to take over...

By Kevin N. Laforest of Montreal Film Journal (8/0)
            Another film telling the story of Jesus? Yeah, but much more than that.

By Rob Nelson of Nashville Scene (8/0)
            Bold attempt to present 'God as the ultimate headache' and Jesus (Willem Dafoe) 'as a metaphor fo...

By Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews (8/0)
            One of the more daring, intense and hypnotic Bible films ever made.

                         Reviews of Last Temptation of Christ, The
By Ted Prigge of rec.arts.movies.reviews (8/0)
            A kind of film that is extrememly rare: a philospophical motion picture.

By David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews (8/0)
            If you've got a good understanding of Christian history, you'll probably dig this flick.

By Jeremiah Kipp of Slant Magazine (8/0)
            There is a God in the film, and it pursues Jesus throughout.

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality and Practice (8/0)
            A bold and imaginative portrait of the life of Jesus of Nazareth and his struggles.

By John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com (8/0)
            Scorsese has sparked more spiritual thinking with this film than he could have by going into the ...

By Desson Thomson of Washington Post (8/0)
            There are too many epic moments and impassioned performances to dismiss Scorsese's work.

                         Reviews of Last Temptation of Christ, The
By Hal Hinson of Washington Post (8/0)
            In spite of all [Scorsese] accomplishes, he is unable to bring Jesus close to us, to realize his ...

By Steven D. Greydanus of Decent Films Guide (3/5) No reference
            Cross a certain line, and message overwhelms medium, substance overwhelms style, what you have to...

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