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Ordinary Sinner (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 2

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 3.9/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: ORDINARY SINNER is both a thriller and a coming-of-age drama involving issues of faith, love, and bigotry in a small college town. Under mysterious circumstances, Peter (Brendan P. Hines) suffers a... ORDINARY SINNER is both a thriller and a coming-of-age drama involving issues of faith, love, and bigotry in a small college town. Under mysterious circumstances, Peter (Brendan P. Hines) suffers a crisis of faith and decides to leave the seminary where he has been studying to become a priest. He moves onto a college campus where he begins a complex triangular relationship with his lifelong friend Alex (Kris Park) and a beautiful young co-ed named Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). He also renews his friendship with Father Ed (A. Martinez), the local parish priest who served as Peter's mentor in high school. When the campus and town experience a sudden upsurge in homophobia--prompted by a radical Christian group's promotion of violence towards homosexuals and culminating in a brutal hate crime--Father Ed takes a courageous stand and Peter is once again forced to reexamine his religious faith. [More]

Starring: A Martinez, Brendan P. Hines, Kris Park, Elizabeth Banks

Starring: A Martinez, Brendan P. Hines, Kris Park, Elizabeth Banks, Peter Onorati, Joshua Harto

Director: John Henry Davis

Director: John Henry Davis
Screenwriter: William Mahone
Producer: Chris Bongirne, John Henry Davis, J.B. White
Composer: Brian Adler
Studio: Jour De Fete Films

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Sep 23, 2003

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  • An intriguing coming of age drama with romance, action and social commentary! Peter, a former divinity student, comes to rural Vermont after a crisis of faith. There, he gets involved in a complex triangle with his boyhood pal Alex and the beautiful co-ed Rachel. Later, Peter finds the country is not the quiet refuge he thought when he uncovers a possible murder. 93 min. DVD is [CC]
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat

    This wannabe thriller fails to thrill, and its would-be gay rights message fails to stir.

    Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
    07/11/03
    Laura Kelly
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel

    While Ordinary Sinner manages to capture the sense of confusion and uncertainty a young man experiences at a crossroads in his life, it is a slack and preachy business that never comes to grips with its underlying theme of homophobia.

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    03/27/03
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    Plays like a glossy student film that's not quite as insightful or edgy as it thinks it is.

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    03/27/03
    Ernest Hardy
    L.A. Weekly

    I enjoyed this "coming of age" film, but for all the wrong reasons.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    02/25/03
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Oh-so-sensitive indie undone by uninspired direction and script.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    02/22/03
    David Noh
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    02/20/03
    AV Club

    Comes up a little short on emotional impact.

    Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
    02/17/03
    Joshua Tanzer
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    Well intentioned but unfocused.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    02/14/03
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    This well-meaning if bland romantic drama plays and looks a lot like a 'special' episode of Dawson's Creek.

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    02/14/03
    Lou Lumenick
    New York Post
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    Mr. Davis has a lot of ideas, but when it comes to dramatizing them, he is unable to give them an engaging form.

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    02/13/03
    Dave Kehr
    New York Times
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    Hiding its poverty of imagination under a layer of simpleminded social criticism, Davis's directorial debut lurches unconvincingly from self-congratulatory polemic to bereavement melodrama to Hardy Boys mystery.

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    02/11/03
    Ben Kenigsberg
    Village Voice
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    Not exactly 'good' but -- like a TV movie you want to switch off but can't -- it's too involving to completely dismiss.

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    02/05/03
    Bob Westal
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