The Good Catholic

Name: The Good Catholic
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 8, 2017
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Alex Miro, Callie Rekas, Chandra Lee Mann, Danny Glover, John C. McGinley

2017

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Broad Green Pictures | Release Date: September 8, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Alex Miro, Callie Rekas, Chandra Lee Mann, Danny Glover, John C. McGinley, Wrenn Schmidt, Zachary Spicer, Zane Naylor

Summary: Daniel (Zachary Spicer) is a young, idealistic priest who loves his work more than anything. While he struggles to find balance between the dueling philosophies of his mentors, Father Victor (Danny Glover), an old school, no nonsense traditionalist, and Father Ollie (John C. McGinley), a chainsmoking, carb addicted Franciscan, Daniel’sDaniel (Zachary Spicer) is a young, idealistic priest who loves his work more than anything. While he struggles to find balance between the dueling philosophies of his mentors, Father Victor (Danny Glover), an old school, no nonsense traditionalist, and Father Ollie (John C. McGinley), a chainsmoking, carb addicted Franciscan, Daniel’s passion for his calling never waivers. And then he meets Jane. After a chance encounter during a late night confession, the complicated and mysterious Jane (Wrenn Schmidt), starts to open up Daniel’s world to an entirely different set of possibilities. And problems. As new bonds form and old ones are tested, Daniel must decide what his true calling really is — and whether or not he has the courage to answer it.… Expand

Director: Paul Shoulberg

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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Rex Reed

Sep 5, 2017

The Good Catholic is a sober, thoughtful and well-made little gem about a young priest torn between his dedication to God and his sudden physical and emotional attraction to an unconventional woman who forces him to question his faith and his purpose. It’s a small film in every way, but I found it riveting. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Sep 7, 2017

Fortunately, Mr. Spicer’s earnest performance bolsters many of the weaker spots in Mr. Shoulberg’s script. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Sep 7, 2017

An unlikely romantic comedy concerning a young parish priest struggling to discover the true scope of his religious calling, The Good Catholic doesn't so much challenge conventions as reinforce them. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 7, 2017

Though there’s never any real doubt that the rules of rom-com (even the platonic kind) and the sanctity of Catholicism will be given a once-over, what’s annoying in this otherwise well-meaning movie is how the barbs become a kind of armor against real feeling, and the bland direction offers nothing. Read full review

Derek Smith

Sep 2, 2017

Despite The Good Catholic‘s interesting macro approach compared to other films of its ilk, it’s far less successful on a micro level. Read full review

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masterdirk

Sep 9, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The obligatory modern style of 'humour' and the way of speaking of the lady really annoyed me. Childish, shallow, copying the rest of the movies these days. It made that I did not feel a connection between the two. Only a fake shallow, connection, based on form. And that made that i didn't believe that Daniel actually started caring about her. Comparing that shallow 'love' connection to the love and devotion one could feel for god in the spiritual life and his ultimate choice that follows out of that makes me think that he never felt anything in his practice. And that I have been looking at a nonsense story, about somebody who shouldnt have been in church in the first place. What kind of story is that?… Expand

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