80
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- While it's far from easy going, The Mill And The Cross is worth attempting for its stunning visuals alone.
- 90Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonAn extraordinary example of both art-historical interpretation and CGI as passport to unknown lands, The Mill and the Cross, based on a book by Michael Francis Gibson, is a moving-image tribute to the still image, with its ability to "wrestle the senseless moment to the ground."
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyNeither conventional costume drama nor abstract objet d'art, this visually ravishing, surprisingly beguiling gamble won't fit any standard arthouse niche. Still it could prove the Polish helmer's belated international breakthrough.
- In this lush and hypnotic examination of a painter's work and the times in which he lived, Mr. Majewski presents an extended contemplation of the creative process itself.
- 80Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesMajewski's film is a dazzling master class in visual composition.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineEvery bit as visceral an experience as Cave of Forgotten Dreams, and with a lead actor whose face radiates the same eternal quality as that of the late Klaus Kinski, The Mill and The Cross also feels a lot like live theater.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoNo description can do justice to The Mill and the Cross, which must be seen to be fully appreciated.
- If ever a film cried out for the 3D treatment, it's The Mill & the Cross, an ambitious but frustratingly flat attempt to explore, analyze and dramatize a masterpiece of 16th-century art.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleDespite a too slow pace for my own tastes, Hauer helps move the film along by being captivating even in just a few scenes. He, Michael York as a businessman and Charlotte Rampling as the Virgin Mary provide what little dialogue exists in a screenplay that could have used a little more backstory.