Stella Days
Tribeca Film | Release Date: June 22, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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70
VarietyJohn AndersonJun 21, 2012
Although Martin Sheen often goes full cherub in his depiction of the film's central Catholic priest, the pictue is also a frank assessment of a cleric's crisis of faith and the church's rather ruthless efforts to maintain medieval control in the face of modernization. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJun 19, 2012
Playing an emotionally burdened small-town Catholic priest in culturally isolated 1950s Ireland, Martin Sheen does his best work since "The West Wing" in Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Stella Days. Read full review
70
Village VoiceEric HynesJun 19, 2012
Thanks to its understated elegance and surpassing central performance, this modest, too-eagerly schematic period drama is more engrossing than it has a right to be. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJun 20, 2012
Stella Days' strongest asset is Sheen. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 21, 2012
Relaxed performances and pillow-soft photography compensate somewhat for the story's narrow ambitions, but they're not enough to invigorate a movie that clearly would rather charm than challenge. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithJun 22, 2012
Sheen's throwback portrayal is appealing enough, but flat characters, dull revelations and uninvolving complications make this deliberately small film feel nearly microscopic. Read full review
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