Defects in the story are bad enough, but other issues truly doom The Last Sin Eater.
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03/03/07
The Last Sin Eater (2007)
19 %
Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 7 Rotten:29 Average Rating: 4.2/10
Consensus:
This earnest Christian parable is undone by its pompous dialogue and cheap FX.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: When a mysterious man "absolves" her grandmother's sins by eating bread and wine at her grave, 10-year-old Cadi wants the same redemption -- while she's still alive! But in her quest for deliverance she uncovers a dark secret that threatens to divide her family. What will happen when the two... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Louise Fletcher, Henry Thomas, Liana Liberato, Soren Fulton, AJ Buckley
Director: Michael Landon
Reviews
The story has enough mystery and drama to keep the attention of any audience.
02/25/07
Squanders its good intentions with its numbingly bloated 140-minute running time.
02/15/07
Top Critic
...[an] ambitious but sappy saga...the redemptive vibes are unevenly at work in this tepid tale of sin and salvation.
02/10/07
Unfortunately for God-fearing youths in desperate need of counseling on the horrors of sin-eating, [Cadi's] spiritual awakening will likely put audiences to sleep.
02/10/07
As a window into an older culture, or an evening's entertainment with the family, you could certainly do worse.
02/09/07
The Last Sin Eater is close to nature and boasts many of the elements we expect from solid family entertainment, albeit with tragic overtones that keep the story grounded in a rich emotional context.
02/09/07
It has the same dramatic flatness of Love's Abiding Joy, which was made by the same filmmakers. Frankly, these folks are more suited to the Hallmark Channel.
02/09/07
What should be a simple parable of redemption takes nearly an unforgivable 2 1/2 hours.
02/09/07
The special effects look like they were executed on somebody's laptop.
02/09/07
The film's rhythm drags. And [director] Landon uses the 'when in doubt, pump up the score' method for signaling Cadi's emotions.
02/09/07
Folks wanting to hear the usual New Testament message will be pleased; others may feel that the tension dissolves in homilies and wish the main character weren't led around by a blonde-haired little angel in a white dress.
02/09/07
A strong story is hindered here by on-the-nose dialogue and melodramatic delivery that makes it seem more like a pulpit-pounding sermon than a slyly subtle parable.
02/09/07
At its best, the low-budget Last Sin Eater achieves some powerful moments.
02/09/07
Top Critic
Perversely fascinating as a cultural document, but as a movie it's simply dreadful.
02/09/07
An ambitious movie, but maybe a bit too ambitious as it becomes three movies crammed into one.
02/08/07
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