The Body
Avalanche Releasing | Release Date: April 13, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
It's a heartfelt and powerful examination of faith that no serious student or enthusiast of theology or philosophy should miss. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Gets off to a pretty intriguing start before degenerating into a series of routine action sequences. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyBruce Fretts
This cinematic stiff should have stayed buried. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Indiana Jones has never been so missed, but instead this shaggy God story hones in on the faith dilemmas of Banderas and a sputtering Derek Jacobi, so Sunday-hammy you want to rivet him with cloves. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Just about every race and creed come off badly in this small-scale thriller. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Antonio Banderas is unintentionally hilarious as Father Matt Gutierrez, a sort of Jesuit James Bond.
20
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
This talky, self-important flick is a bore of biblical proportions.
20
VarietyScott Foundas
Has shown its true colors as less a serious religious-themed film than a moth-eaten tapestry of foreign intrigue and badly miscast international stars. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
If the film were a fight, they'd have stopped it. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Despite a premise that's provocative, to say the least, this one's a dud. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Mutates halfway through into a ham-fisted action movie that squanders the good will, and insults the intelligence, of its audience. Read full review
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