The Young Messiah
Focus Features | Release Date: March 11, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireMar 12, 2016
That’s one dismayingly archaic trend throughout The Young Messiah: the fiendish characters are also wildly effeminate. Read full review
50
TheWrapDave WhiteMar 11, 2016
Young Messiah is more quiet than action-driven, more sober than fantastical (that slinky Satan notwithstanding), and more dull than poetic. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubMar 16, 2016
As this year’s other Jesus movies go, at least Risen managed to add new characters and perspective to one of the world’s most well-known stories. The Young Messiah struggles to hold its audience’s attention. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMar 14, 2016
For all the healing here — the revived include a bird, an ailing uncle and a blind man — The Young Messiah performs no miracles. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichMar 12, 2016
The Young Messiah is just, like, barely competent enough that the faith-based target audience won't feel entirely cheated. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 11, 2016
In the end, as with too many Gospel-derived dramas, The Young Messiah could’ve used less literalism, and more mystery. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 11, 2016
The direction, by Cyrus Nowrasteh (“The Stoning of Soroya M.”) lacks urgency or art. The performances are, for the most part, emotionally flat. Read full review
30
VarietyNick SchagerMar 12, 2016
This pious drama is a work of minimal imagination and even less subtlety. Read full review
20
The GuardianJordan HoffmanMar 11, 2016
Now I understand why Jesus’s childhood remains such a mystery: the story is unbelievably boring. Read full review
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