Father Stu

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: April 13, 2022

6.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Ratings

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JLuis_001May 5, 2022

I don't usually say anything against religions unless they mess with other people's rights. I only stress this to give an understanding of the fact that my criticism of this film has nothing to do with religion, but the manipulation thisI don't usually say anything against religions unless they mess with other people's rights. I only stress this to give an understanding of the fact that my criticism of this film has nothing to do with religion, but the manipulation this story employs by using it.
Especially given the huge dissonance between what this film seemed to want to tell at the start and what it ends up doing. Particularly the message it ends up giving.

Now when you're recounting a story about a boxer who wanted to be an actor and ends up with a call to priesthood after getting involved with the Catholic church because he was hoping to win the attention of a woman, you really need more than Mark Whalberg's lazy performance.
Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver are also part of it, but both are just catalysts to explain the main character's demeanor.

It's at the moment when Whalberg's character has an accident that reinforces his conviction to become a priest when the film opts for a plot manipulation that doesn't justify anything that follows and only seeks to provoke an emotional reaction from the audience yet it feels flat and insubstantial. And I just hate it when these stories only hope that because of the idea of ''divine motivational grace'' the audience will fill in all the gaps the plot just couldn't.
And that' s ultimately Father Stu's entire bet.… Expand

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Voodoo123Oct 28, 2022

This was an entertaining and some times quite touching dramedy. The decent screenplay drives it's talented cast through a sepia toned handheld camera style of cinematography with whalbergs trademark 'gangsta sassiness' as the centrepiece.This was an entertaining and some times quite touching dramedy. The decent screenplay drives it's talented cast through a sepia toned handheld camera style of cinematography with whalbergs trademark 'gangsta sassiness' as the centrepiece. Ultimately there's nothing particularly original here given the huge wealth of dramas with similar beats to it. The real movie would've been just Gibson and whalberg in a room for a couple hours. Nevermind! Worth a watch but few surprises.… Expand

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GLADIADORJun 5, 2022

Filme bem mediano, foi um bom passa tempo. Conta a historia de um lutador que se tornou padre

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Mauro_LanariJun 1, 2022

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In the States one doesn't need to recite when movies are sermons on one's spiritual beliefs. This biopic could have been filmed directly by Gibson or Caviezel, instead it was written and shot by Mel's debutante girlfriend, and(Mauro Lanari)
In the States one doesn't need to recite when movies are sermons on one's spiritual beliefs. This biopic could have been filmed directly by Gibson or Caviezel, instead it was written and shot by Mel's debutante girlfriend, and Wahlberg joined them also as a producer. Completely out of role, I now fear for Malcolm McDowell.… Expand

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IntakeCinemaJul 5, 2022

I honestly expected Father Stu to be terrible. It kinda is, but it was above my expectations at least. I mostly have a hard time seeing who the target audience is for this - the subject matter screams Catholics and Catholic adjacent religiousI honestly expected Father Stu to be terrible. It kinda is, but it was above my expectations at least. I mostly have a hard time seeing who the target audience is for this - the subject matter screams Catholics and Catholic adjacent religious folk but the R rating/language throughout would turn most of them away and the overall message just seems to be all over the place...… Expand

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