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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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  • 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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    02/20/03
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat

    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.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    02/11/03
    Ben Kenigsberg
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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
    Bob Westal
    Film Threat

    Mr. Davis has a lot of ideas, but when it comes to dramatizing them, he is unable to give them an engaging form.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    02/13/03
    Dave Kehr
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    New York Times
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    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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    Dennis Harvey
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    I enjoyed this "coming of age" film, but for all the wrong reasons.

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    02/25/03
    Dennis Schwartz
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    Plays like a glossy student film that's not quite as insightful or edgy as it thinks it is.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    03/27/03
    Ernest Hardy
    Ernest Hardy
    L.A. Weekly

    Comes up a little short on emotional impact.

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    02/17/03
    Joshua Tanzer
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    Well intentioned but unfocused.

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    02/14/03
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    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.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    03/27/03
    Kevin Thomas
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    Los Angeles Times
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    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
    Laura Kelly
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    02/14/03
    Lou Lumenick
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