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Body, The

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4.0 User Score:

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Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 6 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Jonas McCord

Directed by: Jonas McCord

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 13, 2001
DVD: July 3, 2001

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: Israel / USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for some violent sequences and brief language

Starring Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, Derek Jacobi, Mohammed Bakri, and Yoav Dekelbaum

When an archeological find in the Middle East reveals a crucified body from the first century, a catholic priest (Banderas) is chosen to investigate whether the man may be Jesus Christ.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

70

New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

It's a heartfelt and powerful examination of faith that no serious student or enthusiast of theology or philosophy should miss.

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40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Gets off to a pretty intriguing start before degenerating into a series of routine action sequences.

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33

Entertainment Weekly Bruce Fretts

This cinematic stiff should have stayed buried.

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30

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

Indiana Jones has never been so missed, but instead this shaggy God story hones in on the faith dilemmas of Banderas and a sputtering Derek Jacobi, so Sunday-hammy you want to rivet him with cloves.

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25

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Antonio Banderas is unintentionally hilarious as Father Matt Gutierrez, a sort of Jesuit James Bond.

25

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Just about every race and creed come off badly in this small-scale thriller.

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20

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

This talky, self-important flick is a bore of biblical proportions.

20

Variety Scott Foundas

Has shown its true colors as less a serious religious-themed film than a moth-eaten tapestry of foreign intrigue and badly miscast international stars.

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20

The New York Times A.O. Scott

If the film were a fight, they'd have stopped it.

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10

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Despite a premise that's provocative, to say the least, this one's a dud.

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10

LA Weekly John Patterson

Mutates halfway through into a ham-fisted action movie that squanders the good will, and insults the intelligence, of its audience.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

calimero gave it a4:
Bad. What can u expect of an Antonio Banderas´movie?

Archille O. gave it a 9:
An open mind, some religous knowledge, and a 2-hour suspension of disbelief are required to enjoy this emotional experience. It brings a new approach to the question "Is God dead?"

Andy O. gave it a 9:
I had reservations about seeing this movie thinking it would just rip Chrisitanity. However, I was very surprised at how well done it was. It acurately portrayed the doubts we all have about our faith to varying degrees, Banderas did an excellent job in his struggle to hold on to his faith and still looking for the truth. Interesting insight by the archeoligist/priest on the antichrist take of the bones.

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