Luther
R.S. Entertainment | Release Date: September 26, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
14
Negative:
2
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80
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
Fiennes has imagined and created from within. His Luther is not the thunderer we might expect, but he is, wondrously, the incarnation of a man passionate for God and angry with mundane intercessions. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Veteran British director Eric Till otherwise does a credible job of sweeping us through this huge life, and his eye for detail combines with the Oscar-worthy production design and a succession of striking Eastern European locations to create a rich visual tapestry of the Middle Ages. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
Overall, Luther does a satisfying job of restoring humanity to a woodcut icon. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
Rising above the throng is the great wreck of Sir Peter Ustinov, who, as the canny, saucy German Prince Frederick, distinguishes both himself and the movie. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneEllen Fox
Aside from a couple of unintelligible conversations with himself, there's barely any God here. The film would rather just be inclusive. Luther might have wanted it that way, but as moviegoers, it's hard not to want more. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
An entertaining history lesson. That is, a history lesson that synopsizes and simplifies a complex life and complicated times into easily digestible panels of action, intrigue, martyrdom and sticking it to the papacy. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The film winds up stranding us in a desperate wilderness of collapse and betrothal. Read full review
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