To its credit, The Best Two Years shows a refreshing willingness to acknowledge the foibles and possible problems with some Mormon missionary practices.
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09/08/06
The Best Two Years (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 16
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Synopsis: K.C. Clyde stars as Elder Roberts, a Mormon missionary suffering through a crisis of faith after a series of personal tragedies. He's forced to question and reevaluate his faith when he's assigned... [More]
Starring: K.C. Clyde
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Reviews for The Best Two Years
The film is excellent and very informative to non-Mormons. I worked with several in the past and always wondered about this two-year voluntary mission. Its great!
10/06/04
An earnest and impressively polished attempt at providing an inside look at the experiences of full-time Mormon missionaries.
09/24/04
Amiably amusing.
09/03/04
Top Critic[Anderson] handles the frat-house humor more convincingly than he does the conversion scenes, which are so serious and emotional that they seem to come from a different movie.
08/27/04
Anderson's effort should be easily accessible to non-Mormons because it's genuinely funny and sanctimony-free and features uniformly fine performances.
08/27/04
The experiences of these young men probably would resonate with anyone who has undergone similar trials, but I saw few themes that would resonate with a larger audience.
08/27/04
Top CriticEarnest but bland depiction of Mormon missionaries as normal guys, even if they do live within the drug-, alcohol- and sex-free context of an old TV series.
08/20/04
There's not much to this movie.
08/19/04
Top CriticThe value of The Best Two Years is its wholesome, sometimes humorous view, of missionary life.
05/14/04
Sets an example for future religious films. It's able to get its point and purpose across in a way that's both entertaining and doesn't alienate the broader audience.
04/30/04
If you see one Mormon movie in your life (and really, to expose yourself to a different point of view, you ought to see one), this is the one to see.
04/17/04
After seeing The Best Two Years, you might want to stop by a construction site to see which is more interesting, this movie or watching paint dry.
04/16/04
Top CriticThere is enough humanistic truth here, though, to fascinate and entertain non-believers.
04/16/04
Mormons will undoubtedly find many in-jokes the rest of us will miss, but for those not in the church, it's an interesting look at an unfamiliar lifestyle
04/15/04
A warm, surprisingly frank, funny film.
04/14/04
...the story is a solid one and well worth your time to see.
02/29/04
The bar for LDS-themed films has clearly been raised. This is the film that deserves and rewards your investment
02/27/04
This is truly a well crafted and compelling exploration of lives changed by religion. Among the best of it’s kind.
02/24/04
Not only does this surprisingly warm and funny -- and well-acted -- comedy-drama stand head and shoulders above the most recent crop of LDS features, it's a film that may appeal to moviegoers outside its obvious target audience.
02/20/04
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