It's disappointing that such a serious issue and a passionate cry of outrage is cloaked in such a manipulative melodrama.
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The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:32
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: The Stoning of Soraya M. nearly transcends its deficiencies through the sheer strength of its subject material, but ultimately drowns out its message with an inappropriately heavy-handed approach.
Reviews for The Stoning of Soraya M.
It is possible to support the journalistic ideal that no stoning should be left unturned while also championing better storytelling.
07/31/09
A laughably manipulative melodrama.
08/20/09
The whole movie marches to that same, sad rhythm of unalterable horror, illuminated by Joel Ransom’s brutal and beautiful cinematography. The sum is difficult to watch.
06/26/09
Many films have shown more explicit (and often gratuitous) violence, but the impact is greater in this film as it is intensely personal ...
07/19/09
A shocking yet stately and powerful plea for women's rights.
06/26/09
Top CriticGraphically depicts the horrors inflicted on an innocent woman in an Iranian village, the result of a fatal combination of a patriarchal society, tribal traditions, and Islamic fundamentalism.
06/24/09
Often feels more like propaganda than drama.
07/17/09
Anyone who thought "The Passion of the Christ," with which this film shares producer Stephen McEveety and star Caviezel, was its own form of torture porn, be forewarned.
06/25/09
The magnificent performance by Aghdashloo is worth the price of admission.
07/16/09
Though The Stoning of Soraya M.' s heart is in the right place, its head is lost in storm clouds of anger.
07/17/09
Seeing this kind of injustice makes me feel challenged by Proverbs 31:8, 'Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing.'
06/26/09
A riveting account of oppression, injustice and defiance.
06/26/09
This gory, ham-fisted hybrid of social-issue picture and horror film exerts a crude but undeniable power.
06/26/09
The Stoning of Soraya M. has such a powerful stoning sequence that I recommend it if only for its brutal ideological message.
06/25/09
Top CriticIt's so relentless that it's hard to imagine anyone willingly seeing it on purpose.
06/26/09
The gallant, educated, and sensitive outsider, will do right by Soraya, unlike the loathsome, fearful, and petty neighbors who killed her.
07/10/09
Like The Magdalene Sisters, Soraya M offers its audience only those appalling truths they want to know about the evils of an alien culture they are already inclined to look down upon.
06/26/09
A powerful,riveting and important film sure to become one of the year's most controversial.
06/27/09
The film does have a certain crude power. But that's part of the problem with it: It's too crude.
09/02/09
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