The Last Sin Eater
20th Century Fox Studios | Release Date: February 9, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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60
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
Handsomely produced, earnestly performed and 100 percent irony-free, The Last Sin Eater is religious art for mainstream consumption. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerManny Lewis
The Last Sin Eater has a specific audience in its sights, one that doesn't mind the film's characters having their problems solved by the healing power of truth and faith. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneLouis R. Carlozo
The lovely shots of Appalachian vistas are spoiled by cheesy special effects straight from the 1960s Chroma-Key era. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Clearly targeted at Christians looking to reaffirm their faith. Its chances of crossover success with the secular crowd seem remote, given the dramatic shortcomings. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Michael Landon Jr.'s respectfully sincere but only fitfully involving film. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The voice-over narration is obvious, but overall the message is integrated into an unusual story that's enhanced by Liberato's and Fulton's appealing performances as the youngsters who see through their elders' lies and help right a terrible wrong. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Folks wanting to hear the usual New Testament message will be pleased; others may feel that the tension dissolves in homilies and wish the main character weren't led around by a blonde-haired little angel in a white dress. Read full review
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Baltimore SunLouis R. Carlozo
The transgression that dogs much faith-based art - and leaves its stain on The Last Sin Eater - is the inability to divorce art from agenda; that is, you can feel the filmmaker forcing the round peg of evangelism into the square hole of creative excellence. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Grose
The miscasting of Fletcher--still a forbidding screen presence--as a kindly grandmother is only one of many missteps that director Michael Landon Jr. (yes, it's his son) makes in The Last Sin Eater. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
The cast includes Oscar winner Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched herself) and Henry Thomas of "E.T.," and the special effects look like they were executed on somebody's laptop. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Whether their goal is to nourish the faithful or lure the heathens is not always clear. The only thing that's clear is that The Last Sin Eater serves neither of these higher purposes. Read full review
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