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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonIt's a heartfelt and powerful examination of faith that no serious student or enthusiast of theology or philosophy should miss.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghGets off to a pretty intriguing start before degenerating into a series of routine action sequences.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsEntertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsThis cinematic stiff should have stayed buried.
- 30Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonIndiana 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.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardJust about every race and creed come off badly in this small-scale thriller.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAntonio Banderas is unintentionally hilarious as Father Matt Gutierrez, a sort of Jesuit James Bond.
- 20VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasHas shown its true colors as less a serious religious-themed film than a moth-eaten tapestry of foreign intrigue and badly miscast international stars.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIf the film were a fight, they'd have stopped it.
- 10Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDespite a premise that's provocative, to say the least, this one's a dud.
- 10L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonMutates halfway through into a ham-fisted action movie that squanders the good will, and insults the intelligence, of its audience.