The Cross (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:2
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.4/10
Reviews for The Cross
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 1.5/5 |
It would be nice to be able to call The Cross a mockumentary. But the director's Christian Broadcasting background makes it extremely unlikely that his intention was provide viewers with a good laugh at the expense of the Blessitt Arthur. Full Review |
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 7.25/10 |
A profoundly engrossing and inspirational film that candidly explores Arthur Blessitt's passionate heart, mind and soul, but feels somewhat incomplete without enough insight into his life beyond his courageous journeys around the world. Full Review |
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This wannabe-inspirational docu shares its hero's devotion to preaching the gospel. But the film's emotional manipulations come at the expense of a more complex, illuminating look at the man himself. Full Review |
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Heartfelt but pedestrian, so to speak, documentary of an evangelist who for decades carried a 12-foot wooden cross around the globe to spread the gospel. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Director Matthew Crouch piles up Blessitt-story after Blessitt-story, but never finds The Story. It's just a mess. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The gee-whiz rhetoric and breathless amateurism of The Cross is not likely to inspire. Full Review |
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1/4 |
The documentary The Cross is not going to displace The Ten Commandments as the official movie of the Easter season. Full Review |
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What inspired his faith in the first place? Does he have family? How did his constant wandering affect them? Full Review |
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2/4 |
In telling the story of globe-trotting evangelist Arthur Blessitt, director Matthew Crouch allows Christian priorities to gloss over details that a more objective filmmaker would consider essential. Full Review |
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The Cross opts to be a wan inspirational film that rams its Christian message down your throat -- which is, ironically, the exact opposite of Blessitt’s soft sell. Full Review |
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4/4 |
So moving it made me weep three ways: openly, deeply and repeatedly! Full Review |
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