Squanders its good intentions with its numbingly bloated 140-minute running time.
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02/15/07
The Last Sin Eater (2007)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:1
Rotten:10
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: This earnest Christian parable is undone by its pompous dialogue and cheap FX.
Theatrical Release:May 15, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $246,483
Synopsis: When a mysterious man "absolves" her grandmother's sins by eating bread and wine at her grave, 10-year-old Cadi wants the same redemption -- while she's still alive! But in her quest for... [More]
Starring: Louise Fletcher, Henry Thomas, Liana Liberato, Soren Fulton
Director: Michael Landon
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Reviews for The Last Sin Eater
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Top CriticWhat should be a simple parable of redemption takes nearly an unforgivable 2 1/2 hours.
02/09/07
Top CriticThe special effects look like they were executed on somebody's laptop.
02/09/07
Top CriticThe film's rhythm drags. And [director] Landon uses the 'when in doubt, pump up the score' method for signaling Cadi's emotions.
02/09/07
Top CriticThe Last Sin Eater is religious art for mainstream consumption.
02/09/07
Top CriticNever afraid to overstate the obvious, helmer and co-scripter Landon establishes, underscores and italicizes each plot point with the well-intentioned didacticism of a Sunday School teacher.
02/08/07
Top CriticEfforts to build suspense, with ominous music and dark figures flashing past the camera, are laughably amateurish, as is the made-for-TV cinematography.
02/08/07
Top CriticIts chances of crossover success with the secular crowd seem remote, given the dramatic shortcomings. The cast's attempts to speak in the old country accent have uneven results. And the story often feels pedestrian and predictable.
02/08/07
Top CriticThe Last Sin Eater has flaws too hard to ignore. The lovely shots of Appalachian vistas are spoiled by cheesy special effects straight from the 1960s Chroma-Key era.
02/08/07
Top CriticIf Sin Eater wasn't so laborious, it might be easier to overlook the movie's predictability. With too many slow-developing subplots, though, it finally illicits a feeling something like squirming in a hard pew during a long-winded sermon.
02/08/07
Top CriticLiberato muddles through a heavy-handed Christian agenda and barely legible plot.
02/06/07
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