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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenInspiring enough to make you wish that the filmmakers had reined in their sentimental excesses.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThis is exceedingly earnest stuff, dolloped with Christian goodness and solid production values.
- 58The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIn spite of End Of The Spear's fundamental conservatism, the missionaries' disastrous initial encounter with the Waodani ultimately teaches the progressive message that when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of foreign cultures, Bibles and superior technology are no substitute for a thorough understanding of their language and culture.
- 50Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombSpear has all the earmarks of a middling Indiewood product, from its competent second-tier cast (including "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" hunklet Chad Allen in a dual role as a slain missionary and his grown son) to its earnest plotting and leaden pacing.
- What creeps in is the dramatic simple-mindedness attendant with a purity-of-purpose mind-set.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenIt might have been inspired by actual events, but End of the Spear is, literally and figuratively, simply too dull to make any impact.
- 38Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktA childish and visually repetitive movie, ham-fisted, proselytizing and overtly simplified.
- 38TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThis ersatz jungle adventure is really a thinly disguised Sunday School lesson in faith, charity and the savagery of life without Christ.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAtrociously scripted and edited.