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Stigmata (1999)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 88
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 69

The story is unconvincing and the acting is weak.

13

Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 21

The story is unconvincing and the acting is weak.

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 89,850

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Stigmata is a supernatural suspense story about good, evil, and faith. Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) is a hair stylist in her mid-20s who has no strong religious convictions until odd things start happening to her after she's given a rosary by her mother: she begins speaking with another person's voice; unknown and unseen forces start to attack her; and she develops stigmata, bleeding wounds that spontaneously appear on her wrists, feet, and side, as Christ was wounded at Calvary. Some

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Horror

Tom Lazarus

Feb 29, 2000

MGM

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All Critics (106) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (72) | DVD (18)

Flimsy and often stupid.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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Is there an eighth deadly sin called 'narcissistic direction'?

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Incomprehensible!

January 1, 2000 Comment
Mr. Showbiz
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All the Aramaic in the world can't save it from its own pounding slickness.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Boston Globe
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The scariest thing about this appalling and seemingly endless movie is that you paid for your ticket and now have to sit through it.

January 1, 2000 Comment
USA Today
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A bloody mess!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Detroit News | Comment
Detroit News
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The story is a bit far-fetched and many of the situations feel forced, but, overall, its moral questions bear examination.

May 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Not only does Stigmata revel in anti-Vatican jabs that will offend religious-minded people, it goes over the top with its bloody Exorcist-style story.

June 28, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | Comment

...a cathedral of cliches. Can a church sue a movie?

April 21, 2002 Comment
Movie Metropolis

Don't you just love silly horror films, especially big, dumb, silly horror films, ones that are all the more fun for taking themselves so seriously?

April 16, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Stigmata

Stigmata is mediocre at best. The overall pace and style are a bit on the dull side, as is the repeated voice-overs layered on to scenes from previous scenes. The score and soundtrack aren't all that great either, even with the partcipation of Billy Corgan. The whole piece just feels tired and unenergetic. The only

December 24, 2007
FilmFanatik
Tim Salmons

Super Reviewer

Patricia Arquette plays Frankie Paige, a woman who is a self-proclaimed athiest. One day, after receiving a package from her mother in Brazil, she starts to get the marks of the Stigmata. When a person gets the marks, they receive the same wounds that Jesus did on the cross, namely the 5 wounds of the hands, the feet,

April 25, 2010
MizturY0da
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