Salvation Boulevard (2011)
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 26
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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 16
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 13
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Salvation Boulevard is a modern comedy based on the book of the same title by Larry Beinhart about Pastor Dan Day, a charismatic evangelical preacher (Pierce Brosnan) who has captivated a small western American town with his charm - and the promise of a sweet real estate development. Carl (Greg Kinnear) is a former follower - not of Christ, but of the Grateful Dead - who has since become "found" in Dan's Evangelical community, serving as one of the preacher's great examples of spiritual and
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Pierce Brosnan
Dan Day, Pastor Dan Day -
Jennifer Connelly
Gwen Vandermeer, Gwen V... -
Ed Harris
Dr. Paul Blaylock -
Greg Kinnear
Carl, Carl Vandermeer -
Marisa Tomei
Honey, Honey Foster -
Isabelle Fuhrman
Angie Vandermeer -
Ciarán Hinds
Joe Hunt -
Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Dobson -
Yul Vázquez
Jorge Guzman De Vaca
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All Critics (34) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (26) | DVD (1)
It's a blunderbuss satire that criminally wastes a talented cast.
Top Critic[An] enjoyable if simplistic black comedy loosely based on a novel by Larry Beinhart.
It's quite funny at times and has some good performances. But it's so predictable it has no bite, either as social satire or as slapstick comedy.
Salvation Boulevard has a terrific cast and not much else.
Starts out on the right path, but loses its way early on.
A reasonably funny religious satire that takes potshots at easy targets but is quite watchable due to the participation of two Oscar winners and two Oscar nominees.
An evangelical disciple is pulled into a comically absurd web of crime after witnessing his pastor's dark side.
If only Ratliff had figured out a decent way to end it, this might have been one of the best comedies of the year.
In truckin' past so many fruitful oases, "Salvation Boulevard" is a bumpy road.
Salvation Boulevard wins exclusively on the strength of its cast.
Silly, predictable and as funny as the funny business of religion can be.
The movie seems to be intoxicated by how funny it thinks it is, gleefully descending into a swell of hyperactivity, with each new scene engineered to one-up the last.
A toothless satire, either unwilling or unable to commit to a darker path.
How movies this dreadful - with this many good people in the cast - find their way into the world is as good an argument for the existence of Satan as any other.
Audience Reviews for Salvation Boulevard
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- Pastor Dan Day: Tell me. Did he have any family history?
- Gwen Vanderveer: Like genealogy?
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- Carl: We're friends man. I let you run the grill at my barbecue!
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Good weird easily offending movie! The story of a preacher gone bad, a dead head turned believer, and a cast of character actors that are very well cast. It's a slapstick of a film, but we live in a world where that isn't enough. Great funny lines, incredibly fun acting. If you are looking for a fun night and need a video, this is it. I have to imagine this film might be more successful over time, and as people discover it. If you are a born again Christian, this might not be your cup of tea.
Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.