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Ordinary Sinner (2002)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:2

Rotten:10

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: ORDINARY SINNER is both a thriller and a coming-of-age drama involving issues of faith, love, and bigotry in a small college town. Under mysterious circumstances, Peter (Brendan P. Hines) suffers a... ORDINARY SINNER is both a thriller and a coming-of-age drama involving issues of faith, love, and bigotry in a small college town. Under mysterious circumstances, Peter (Brendan P. Hines) suffers a crisis of faith and decides to leave the seminary where he has been studying to become a priest. He moves onto a college campus where he begins a complex triangular relationship with his lifelong friend Alex (Kris Park) and a beautiful young co-ed named Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). He also renews his friendship with Father Ed (A. Martinez), the local parish priest who served as Peter's mentor in high school. When the campus and town experience a sudden upsurge in homophobia--prompted by a radical Christian group's promotion of violence towards homosexuals and culminating in a brutal hate crime--Father Ed takes a courageous stand and Peter is once again forced to reexamine his religious faith. [More]

Starring: A Martinez, Brendan P. Hines, Kris Park, Elizabeth Banks

Starring: A Martinez, Brendan P. Hines, Kris Park, Elizabeth Banks, Peter Onorati, Joshua Harto

Director: John Henry Davis

Director: John Henry Davis
Screenwriter: William Mahone
Producer: Chris Bongirne, John Henry Davis, J.B. White
Composer: Brian Adler
Studio: Jour De Fete Films

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04/16/09
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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Hiding its poverty of imagination under a layer of simpleminded social criticism, Davis's directorial debut lurches unconvincingly from self-congratulatory polemic to bereavement melodrama to Hardy Boys mystery.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/11/03
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
Village Voice

Mr. Davis has a lot of ideas, but when it comes to dramatizing them, he is unable to give them an engaging form.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/13/03
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Oh-so-sensitive indie undone by uninspired direction and script.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/22/03
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

I enjoyed this "coming of age" film, but for all the wrong reasons.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/25/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Plays like a glossy student film that's not quite as insightful or edgy as it thinks it is.

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03/27/03
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

Comes up a little short on emotional impact.

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02/17/03
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

Well intentioned but unfocused.

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02/14/03
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

While Ordinary Sinner manages to capture the sense of confusion and uncertainty a young man experiences at a crossroads in his life, it is a slack and preachy business that never comes to grips with its underlying theme of homophobia.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/27/03
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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This wannabe thriller fails to thrill, and its would-be gay rights message fails to stir.

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07/11/03
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

This well-meaning if bland romantic drama plays and looks a lot like a 'special' episode of Dawson's Creek.

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02/14/03
Lou Lumenick
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New York Post

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12/06/05
Film Threat

Not exactly 'good' but -- like a TV movie you want to switch off but can't -- it's too involving to completely dismiss.

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02/05/03
Bob Westal
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