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Isn't quite up to the task of intelligently advocating for change. Mar 18, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Isn't quite up to the task of intelligently advocating for change.
Connie Ogle
A good cast (Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville and assorted veterans of British and Irish film and TV) gives Deery's film weight and credibility. Mar 11, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
A good cast (Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville and assorted veterans of British and Irish film and TV) gives Deery's film weight and credibility.
Roger Moore
The need to portray the powers-that-be at all levels -- from the Vatican to the local parish -- in the worst possible light intrudes upon the movie, making it feel like a personal vendetta. Feb 11, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The need to portray the powers-that-be at all levels -- from the Vatican to the local parish -- in the worst possible light intrudes upon the movie, making it feel like a personal vendetta.
Ruthe Stein
Certainly a debate over the church's tradition of an unmarried clergy ... could be a good and worthy one. But a quick, clumsy melodrama -- complete with awkward, pop-scored sex scenes -- isn't the best venue. Dec 3, 2004
Certainly a debate over the church's tradition of an unmarried clergy ... could be a good and worthy one. But a quick, clumsy melodrama -- complete with awkward, pop-scored sex scenes -- isn't the best venue.
Stephen Whitty
While the subject of enforced priestly celibacy is important, here it is dealt with in a workman-like manner lacking vibrancy. Dec 3, 2004 | Rating: 2/4
While the subject of enforced priestly celibacy is important, here it is dealt with in a workman-like manner lacking vibrancy.
V.A. Musetto
Deery's points are well-taken, but they would have been a lot better made if he hadn't taken so many easy shots at the church by demonizing its local authorities. Dec 3, 2004 | Rating: 2/4
Deery's points are well-taken, but they would have been a lot better made if he hadn't taken so many easy shots at the church by demonizing its local authorities.
Jack Mathews
Catholic nay-sayers will probably have a field day with the movie, but most would be better served by any one of the numerous documentaries that cover the same topic. Aug 8, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5
Catholic nay-sayers will probably have a field day with the movie, but most would be better served by any one of the numerous documentaries that cover the same topic.
Christopher Null
The kind of film that has its heart in the right place: exposing corruption. But it loses credibility by doing so in a melodramatic way. Mar 17, 2005 | Rating: 2/4
The kind of film that has its heart in the right place: exposing corruption. But it loses credibility by doing so in a melodramatic way.
Laura Kelly
[A] fervent yet scattershot film. Mar 10, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
[A] fervent yet scattershot film.
Steve Schneider
Conspiracy of Silence is well-meaning but has has no faith in its audience. Jan 29, 2005 | Rating: 2/4
Conspiracy of Silence is well-meaning but has has no faith in its audience.
Peter Canavese
Though Conspiracy of Silence misses a chance at being a first-rate drama, it sheds much-needed light on an area that the mainstream press has mysteriously abandoned. Dec 8, 2004 | Full Review…
Though Conspiracy of Silence misses a chance at being a first-rate drama, it sheds much-needed light on an area that the mainstream press has mysteriously abandoned.
Eric Monder
An often-riveting film. Dec 5, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An often-riveting film.
Kim Williamson
Interesting insights into the cloistered life of priests. The movie examines the concept of celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church, showing the hypocritical, political, and detrimental effects it has on them. Good cast. Decently done.
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