We Have a Pope
Sundance Selects | Release Date: April 6, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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MovielineStephanie ZacharekApr 9, 2012
As lukewarm as We Have a Pope may be as a piece of filmmaking, Moretti doesn't tread particularly gently into sacred territory. The picture could be more irreverent, but at least it dares to suggest that popes are people too. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineRichard MoweApr 3, 2012
Piccoli in a role that relies on looks, gestures and very few words, does not hit an off note, making him into a silent, everyman figure. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonApr 13, 2012
Piccoli gives the film a depth it perhaps doesn't deserve. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenApr 5, 2012
Too gingerly to be persuasive. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayApr 4, 2012
It's a shame that a movie about the pope as a man shows such scant fascination with the actual papacy - or with humanity, for that matter. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonApr 3, 2012
Until the potent concluding scene, the humor and shallow profundities of We Have a Pope pivot on the cuteness of geriatrics, especially when they're spiking a volleyball in slo-mo. Read full review
50
VarietyJay WeissbergApr 1, 2012
The results veer between occasional smiles and outright pretension, with only Piccoli's mastery transcending the material. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 3, 2012
Nanni Moretti's new film is occasionally amusing, but is also a frustrating and directionless experience. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith UhlichApr 3, 2012
The satire becomes more scattershot and strangely cuddlesome (didja know sequestered holy men enjoy socializing and playing sports, just like us?), while the usually great Piccoli-saddled with a ridiculously contrived failed-actor backstory-comes off like an unholy mix of Gérard Depardieu and Robin Williams at their sad-puppiest. That's some cinematic blasphemy, Moretti. Read full review
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