Lots of potential for a rare, absorbing, behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican is totally blown.
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10/30/07
Monsignor (1982)
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Reviews Counted:5
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Rotten:5
Average Rating:1.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An ambitious young priest becomes enbroiled in questionable dealings with the black market in his attempt to raise money for the Vatican during World War II. His clerical vows are further put to... [More]
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Fernando Rey, Geneviève Bujold, Jason Miller
Director: Frank Perry
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Top CriticThis wretched melodrama, set against a backdrop of altars, papal blessings, and promiscuous priests, has all the content of an empty chalice.
10/30/07
Mortal sins, true confessions, purple stuff.
06/24/06
I do not object to the filmmaker's desire to make a film of overwhelming cynicism about the Vatican power structure. I simply object to the film they have made.
10/23/04
Top CriticMonsignor manages to make itself the most extravagant piece of Hollywood junk since Mommie Dearest, for which the producer Frank Yablans and the director Frank Perry were also responsible.
08/30/04
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