Persecuted
Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: July 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
11
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
8
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50
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackJul 27, 2014
Persecuted is a profoundly conservative, Christian ideological take, guised as a classic Seventies paranoid thriller. Certainly unique, this is another targeted release, specifically aimed at groups sharing its beliefs. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 18, 2014
While Remar does his best to resist the film’s melodramatic tendencies — to no avail, ultimately — Thompson is the only one here who actually grounds the proceedings during his few moments on screen. Read full review
25
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJul 16, 2014
A confused and confusing thriller. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithJul 16, 2014
The Lord works in mysterious ways but Persecuted works in blundering, obvious ways, straining a Christianity-under-attack theme through a dopey thriller. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 17, 2014
The not so fair and balanced film might have made its religious themes palatable if it worked reasonably well as a thriller. But director/screenwriter Lusko shows no flair for the genre, his muddled execution lacking any sense of pacing or suspense. Read full review
20
The DissolveMike D'AngeloJul 16, 2014
If Persecuted wasn’t such a dire thriller, its sweaty fear of pluralism (Obama’s “We are no longer a Christian nation” speech gets handed to Davison’s evil senator here) might at least be amusing. Read full review
10
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJul 17, 2014
This terrible attempt at a political thriller for the religious right is aimed not at Christians in general but at a certain breed of them, the kind who feel as if the rest of the world were engaged in a giant conspiracy against their interpretation of good and truth. Read full review
0
VarietyJustin ChangJul 17, 2014
At a time when the world offers us no shortage of examples of what actual religious persecution looks like, for a film to indulge in this particular brand of self-righteous fearmongering isn’t just clueless or reckless; it’s an act of contemptible irresponsibility. Read full review
0
Slant MagazineTomas HachardJul 14, 2014
There's no attempt to convince us that the world is being corrupted by people who haven't accepted the Gospel; it merely assumes we agree with that idea. Read full review
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