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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
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... [More]
Starring: Alexander Carroll, Eric Johnson, Tiffany Dupont, Sam Hennings
Director: Russ Holt
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Reviews for The Work and the Glory
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 C+ |
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 |
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 3/5 |
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 |
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1.5/4 |
Handsomely mounted but awfully bland. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Earnest, admirable and pretty, but about as compelling as one of the blander episodes of 'Little House on the Prairie.' Full Review |
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2/4 |
Ultimately stumbles in its mission to make the founding of the Mormon religion interesting to a general audience. Full Review |
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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 |
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2.5/4 |
A likable, ambitious film that does its proselytizing in a roundabout way until its clumsy, final half-hour. Full Review |
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2/5 |
A pretty but weakly written and acted period piece. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It's hard to imagine this movie capturing an audience outside the Mormon community. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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 |
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2.5/4 |
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 |
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B- |
A smoothly mixed religious drama with all the professional production value you could expect from any film Full Review |
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