Pilgrimage
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: August 11, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 10, 2017
For all its bloody and violent genre trappings, Pilgrimage — directed by Brendan Muldowney and written by Jamie Hannigan — is a gorgeously shot film that carefully renders the details of this fascinating historical period. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 10, 2017
Holland does fine work as the novice, but it’s Bernthal who owns the screen as The Mute, who will protect the relic and his brothers at all costs. It’s fiercely effective work. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiAug 10, 2017
Pilgrimage raises a question or two about unexamined beliefs and religious zeal. Those questions, as well as all that blood, won’t appeal to everyone. But those who can stomach them will receive some dark rewards. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyAug 11, 2017
Pilgrimage is the kind of movie one fears is going out of style forever. A historical action drama, serious in tone and intent but also invested in delivering movie-movie thrills. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 31, 2017
Bernthal’s resolute, fearsome and touching performance make this Pilgrimage well worth the journey. Read full review
60
TheWrapInkoo KangAug 11, 2017
Pilgrimage travels quite far on the momentum provided by a series of reveals. Each shifts the film’s stakes significantly enough that we look forward to the next divulgence as much as the succeeding battle scene. It ultimately stumbles when it reaches for depth, arriving at a hollow conclusion that mistakes cynicism for profundity. Read full review
58
The PlaylistAlly JohnsonAug 24, 2017
Pilgrimage has all of the parts of a strong, engaging film. It just never learns how best to fit those pieces together. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 16, 2017
Pilgrimage alternates long stretches of tedium with ultra-violent sequences that have the feel of medieval torture porn. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDerek SmithAug 7, 2017
The film remains too uncompromisingly black and white as a character study and a story of the conflicts of faith. Read full review
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