'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
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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.
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... [More]
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Reviews for End of the Spear
Big-time production values and a truly interesting story make this a huge step forward for the Christian niche film market.
01/20/06
Even if it polarizes viewers in the beginning, we can come to appreciate how the tribes and the missionaries' families found piece, which is the closest a second hand account can come to giving us a similar experience.
01/13/06
One of the best films ever made about the courage and compassion that is at the heart of the Christian path of nonviolence.
01/12/06
Spear, financed and distributed by Christian groups, is independently made and sometimes rough around the edges, with unusual moments of religious sincerity and expression.
01/20/06
A crowd-pleasing entertainment based on the true story of missionaries who ultimately persuaded an indigenous tribe in the Ecuador jungles to stop spearing one another.
01/05/06
An amazing true story of faith and martyrdom
01/25/06
A nuanced, occasionally beautiful work, though not flawless.
01/19/06
effectively shows how, through gentility and a spirit of cooperation, two very different cultures can learn to co-exist. That's a worthy message that has a particular relevance in today's world.
01/20/06
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05/12/06
Although overly earnest and often stilted, the film should find great favor principally among religious auds, and a long life on the home-vid shelves.
01/19/06
Top CriticThis generally engrossing Christian parable is the type of film that conservatives will overpraise and liberals will overcriticize.
01/20/06
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."
01/22/06
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.
09/22/06
Even with subtitles, it is a little hard to follow and it sometimes veers into Sunday school-style sugar. But the story has great power and the film-makers resist condescending to the natives.
01/19/06
...explores the cost of revenge-taking and the cyclical escalation of violence with a sober probity
01/20/06
The slickly produced Christian docudrama End of the Spear recounts with spiritual breathlessness the circumstances surrounding the real-life killings of five missionaries at the hands of a violent indigenous Amazon tribe in Ecuador in 1956.
01/19/06
Top CriticWhether or not you’re religious, End of the Spear tells a compelling and moving story that leaves you wondering at the human heart’s capacity for love, forgiveness and change.
01/20/06
Under Jim Hanon's direction, the film manages to get its point across without coming off as heavy-handed or overtly religious.
01/19/06
Though the final steps in Mincayani's awakening are crudely sketched, the film's conclusion will stir even the nondevout.
01/19/06
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