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The Work and the Glory

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The Work and the Glory (2004)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:2

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.1/10

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild thematic elements and violence

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 24, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $2,962,768

Synopsis: Adapted from Gerald N. Lund's best-selling series, "The Work and the Glory" is a moving love story set against the backdrop of religious intolerance on the American frontier of the early... Adapted from Gerald N. Lund's best-selling series, "The Work and the Glory" is a moving love story set against the backdrop of religious intolerance on the American frontier of the early 1800's. Recently moved to upstate New York from the comfort of their Vermont homestead, the Benjamin Steed family makes their way into the established social structure of Palmyra. In their attempt to settle peacefully into the new community, they find that the help they have hired to clear their land is at the center of a religious controversy -- a controversy that threatens to tear the family apart. Two of the Steed brothers contend for the favor of a wealthy merchant's daughter, and they find themselves on opposite sides of the religious question. As the family struggles to smooth the contention, they find themselves twisted into deeper issues of family loyalty and the pursuit of truth. -- © Excel Entertainment [More]

Starring: Alexander Carroll, Eric Johnson, Tiffany Dupont, Sam Hennings

Starring: Alexander Carroll, Eric Johnson, Tiffany Dupont, Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Jonathan Scarfe

Director: Russ Holt

Director: Russ Holt
Producer: Scott Swofford
Studio: Excel Entertainment

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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
07/05/05
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It occasionally catches its balance with bright supporting characters or compelling scenes, but then it stumbles again with mild scenes of characters having spiritual crises.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
04/23/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Offers an efficient and often credible, if overly sanitized, look at the time, place and circumstances in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was born.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/23/05
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

Handsomely mounted but awfully bland.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/01/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Earnest, admirable and pretty, but about as compelling as one of the blander episodes of 'Little House on the Prairie.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
03/14/05
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Ultimately stumbles in its mission to make the founding of the Mormon religion interesting to a general audience.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
03/11/05
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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...plays strictly to the faithful -- most anyone else will have trouble taking Joseph Smith seriously as a non-delusional human being.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
02/13/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A likable, ambitious film that does its proselytizing in a roundabout way until its clumsy, final half-hour.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/28/05
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A pretty but weakly written and acted period piece.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/21/05
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

It's hard to imagine this movie capturing an audience outside the Mormon community.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/20/05
Kerry Lengel
Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic
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There's no denying there's a compelling movie in the life of the founder of the Mormon church, and there's also no denying that The Work and the Glory is not that film.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
01/19/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

With improved production values also come high expectations, especially in terms of storytelling. So when the plotting and a few of the performances are just so-so, it's hard not to think of the film as at least a bit of a disappointment.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
11/24/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A smoothly mixed religious drama with all the professional production value you could expect from any film

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
11/24/04
Audrey Rock-Richardson
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