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Conversations with God (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 44

Fresh: 3

Rotten:41

Average Rating: 3.4/10

Consensus: At some point in the conversation, God must have asked for a subtler, deeper film.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements, some language and a brief accident.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 27, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $297,883

Synopsis: CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is based on the series of books of the same name from writer Neale Donald Walsch. Henry Czerny stars as the author as he embarks on a spiritual journey after reaching his... CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is based on the series of books of the same name from writer Neale Donald Walsch. Henry Czerny stars as the author as he embarks on a spiritual journey after reaching his lowest ebb. [More]

Starring: Henry Czerny, Vilma Silva, Bruce Page, Abdul Salaam el Razzac

Starring: Henry Czerny, Vilma Silva, Bruce Page, Abdul Salaam el Razzac, Zillah Glory, Ingrid Boulting, Joe Ivy, Michael Goorjian, Carolyn Hennesy, Jerry McGill, Ruth DeSosa

Director: Stephen Simon

Director: Stephen Simon
Screenwriter: Eric DeLaBarre
Composer: Emilio Kauderer
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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The film is professionally mounted, smoothly constructed and carried with ease by Czerny’s assured performance.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

A coda after the closing credits, encouraging divine dialogues in general, does little to dispel the hagiographic aftertaste.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/21/07
Andy Webster
New York Times
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Resembles a vanity project that looks as though every frame was submitted by producer-director Simon to Mr. Walsch for his approval.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/19/07
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

The facial hair that actor Henry Czerny is forced to wear in Conversations With God is ludicrous, even laughable -- as is much of this film.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/08/06
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

...boils down to the assertion that God is that voice in your head, a fairly innocent concept until God starts telling you to do something wrong.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
11/16/06
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

A terminally muddled movie, uncertain as to whether it's promoting Neale, God, Mammon, Putnam Books or the capitalist exploitation of spiritual need.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/10/06
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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An amateurishly assembled movie-of-the- week-calibre feature with little dramatic energy for the depiction of a life-changing epiphany.

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11/10/06
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

Although Stephen Simon's film has the mawkish trappings of an inspirational tale, its unseemly emphasis on monetary matters makes Walsch seem less interested in the spiritual possibilities of his celestial networking skills than their financial benefits.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
11/10/06
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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B movie w/ good heart. Not everyone will buy into the spirituality dogma, I'm not sure I do. But, there is a definite need for all of us to take a deeper look into our souls.

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11/07/06
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

A conversation with God should be inspirational and moving, but this conversation loses some of the magnificence and glory when it's channeled through this very ordinary movie.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
11/04/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Simon has made a garish, lumpy, melodramatic and altogether unconvincing film about a man hitting bottom and then hearing a voice that helps him regain a place in the world (and a pretty rich place, at that).

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
11/03/06
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

This film adaptation of Neale Donald Walsch's best-selling book series plays more like an infomercial than a thoughtful exploration of religious issues.

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11/02/06
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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What He does want, according to Walsch, is for us to have jobs we really like, and to make money. Lots of money.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
11/01/06
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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The story of Walsch's travails never strains credulity, though helmer Simon's predilection for spiritual vistas with light breaking through clouds, arrested close-ups and endless long dissolves often skirts kitsch.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/30/06
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Bomides of the most banal sort...If you don't already belong to the choir, the preaching isn't likely to make much of an impression.

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10/30/06
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Corny and harmless.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/30/06
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

What Walsch’s message ultimately amounts to is for theologians and consumers to decide, but this uninspired presentation certainly drains it of some mystery and risks turning his writings into the ultimate self-help guide.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/29/06
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

The film has nuggets here and there, which hint of something more, but all we get are situation and opaque, one-dimensional characters.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
10/28/06
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

What is unclear (to me, at least) is the process by which Walsch answered 'yes' to God's question and suddenly became a writer, doing what appears to be automatic writing of his first book.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/28/06
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Conversations with God is a bad film about good things that many people will find enlightening. Its message is admirable, its filmmaking as bland as a communion wafer.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/27/06
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
 
 
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