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End of the Spear

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End of the Spear (2006)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:20

Rotten:29

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: Shoddy filmmaking and a lack of character development derail what could be a potentially compelling tale.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 20, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $11,703,287

Synopsis: Mincayani is born into the most violent society ever documented by anthropologists, the Waodani in the eastern rainforest of Ecuador. As he grows he learns what every Waodani understands, he must... Mincayani is born into the most violent society ever documented by anthropologists, the Waodani in the eastern rainforest of Ecuador. As he grows he learns what every Waodani understands, he must spear and live or be speared and die. Mincayani's world changes when he and his family kill five missionaries, Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming and Roger Youderian. This incident propels Mincayani's family group down an extraordinary path that culminates in them not only departing from violence, but also caring for the enemy tribe they had once violently raided. Nate Saint's son Steve was a boy when his father and friends were killed. He returns to the Waodani as an adult and finally learns from Mincayani what happened during the last minutes of his father's life. Together Mincayani and Steve find that what Nate accomplished in his death gave them both a new life and Steve's family becomes part of Mincayani's family. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Stephen Caudill

Starring: Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Stephen Caudill

Director: Jim Hanon

Director: Jim Hanon

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A squeaky-clean family of missionaries lives out their fantasy of "saving" a violent tribe of Ecuadorian jungle natives in this virulently wrong-headed movie.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/19/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

[Director] Hanon seems more interested in exploiting his setting's lush green beauty than exploring the psyches of his bland Bible-thumpers.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
11/27/06
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Through the harrowing experience of two men as told in End of the Spear -- Steve Saint and Mincaye -- moviegoers can learn the power of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/22/06
Lisa Ann Cockrel
Lisa Ann Cockrel
Christianity Today

Only marginally uplifting and just passably enjoyable as a film. I know in my mind that these experiences were extraordinary for the people involved, but I never really feel it.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment 2 Comments
06/24/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

...for those of us who are not part of the choir being preached to, the story is a dealbreaker.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
02/27/06
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/04/06
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

Jim Hanon's film is so awkward and anachronistic that it raises more questions than answers.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
01/27/06
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

An amazing true story of faith and martyrdom

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
01/25/06
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

devoid of suspense and resonance

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/23/06
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

The vision and values the film celebrates are at such odds with the reality it has refashioned as a breathless melodrama, it is hard to not give in to temptation and poke fun at its unintentional camp.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment 3 Comments
01/22/06
Les Wright
Les Wright
culturevulture.net

I knew nothing about this movie going in %u2026 nothing. When I came out, I swore I would do everything I could to let people know about the wonders of "End of the Spear."

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment 2 Comments
01/22/06
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

No level of noble intent by the filmmakers can compel me to recommend a work of cinema that's this cheap, simplistic and sloppy.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
01/21/06
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

'End of the Spear' features some intensely violent scenes, but this thought-provoking movie never falters in emphasizing the power of forgiveness.

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01/21/06
Betty Jo Tucker
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01/21/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Big-time production values and a truly interesting story make this a huge step forward for the Christian niche film market.

Full Review Source: Beaumont Journal | comment Comment
01/20/06
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
Beaumont Journal

Although the film invests time among the tribesmen, it never really explores the idea that one man's missionary work is another's ideological aggression. And the movie is tentative, dramatically speaking.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment 2 Comments
01/20/06
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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This ersatz jungle adventure is really a thinly disguised Sunday School lesson in faith, charity and the savagery of life without Christ.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment 1 Comment
01/20/06
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
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